El Paso border standoff between migrants, CBP officers blocks Paso Del Norte Bridge

A standoff on Sunday afternoon between hundreds of migrants and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in riot gear has blocked the Paso Del Norte international bridge connecting Downtown El Paso and Juárez.

CBP officers stood behind concrete and plastic barriers topped with barbwire blocking the border at the middle of the top of the bridge before what appeared to be hundreds of migrants. The migrants of various nationalities, but mainly Venezuelans, were demanding entry into the U.S. amid rumors the border would be opened for express asylum, the Norte...