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San Diego official warns city is ‘new epicenter’ of immigration crisis

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A San Diego city official has labeled the city as the “new epicenter” for the border crisis, citing a surge in illegal crossings and migrants’ arrivals by boat. San Diego District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond criticized California’s policies, saying that the states actions have contributed to the crisis.

“San Diego is the new epicenter for migrants and illegal immigration,” Desmond said on X, formerly Twitter.

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He highlighted a significant increase in illegal crossings, causing San Diego to lead all nine southern border sectors in April — a situation reportedly not seen since the 1990s.

According to Desmond, San Diego Border Patrol agents apprehended 2,000 people illegally crossing the border on Wednesday, April 24, including 206 Chinese nationals. Since October, Desmond said Border Patrol told him that there have been 214,855 apprehensions from 75 different countries.

The supervisor expressed concerns over migrants arriving by boat, contending that there is a lack of a vetting process compared to those who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border on foot.

Desmond criticized California’s policies, stating the state provides health care, legal advice and even funding for attorneys for deported migrants. Additionally, he claimed that local law enforcement is not allowed to enforce immigration law.

The San Diego Border Patrol has yet to confirm Desmond’s statistics or further comment on the matter as of the publishing of this article.

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[LAUREN TAYLOR]

A SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICIAL HAS LABELED THE COUNTY THE “NEW EPICENTER” FOR THE SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS.

THE DISTRICT FIVE SUPERVISOR JIM DESMOND BLAMED FOR WHAT HE CALLS SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS WHILE APPEARING ON NEWSNATION.

[JIM DESMOND]

IN CALIFORNIA, WE’RE INFLICTING THIS UPON OURSELVES. YOU KNOW, WE GIVE PEOPLE, WE GIVE MIGRANTS FREE HEALTHCARE. WE EVEN GIVE THEM FREE LEGAL, NOT LEGAL ADVICE, BUT WE’LL PAY FOR THEIR ATTORNEY IF THEY’RE DEPORTED.

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

DESMOND ALSO CLAIMED BORDER PATROL AGENTS ARE UNABLE TO INTERVENE EFFECTIVELY.

AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS.

ON THURSDAY, HE ALSO TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO HIGHLIGHT A SURGE IN ILLEGAL CROSSINGS.

HE SAYS BORDER PATROL APPREHENDED TWO-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ONE DAY INCLUDING MORE THAN 200 CHINESE NATIONALS.

DESMOND ADDED THAT NEARLY 215,000 MIGRANTS HAVE BEEN APPREHENDED SINCE OCTOBER.

AND DESMOND ASSERTS THE CLOSURE OF PROCESSING CENTERS HAS LED TO MORE THAN 30,000 MIGRANT DROP OFFS OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

SAN DIEGO BORDER PATROL HAS YET TO VERIFY DESMOND’S NUMBERS, AS OF THE PUBLISHING OF THIS REPORT.

THE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR SAYS MIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER ON BOATS OFFERS AN EASIER PATH THAN BY FOOT.