CBP: Border Crossings on the Rise as 3 Pangas Intercepted Off San Diego Coast
By Tania Luviano, Fabiola Berriozábal and TELEMUNDO 20 • Published April 8, 2022 • Updated on April 8, 2022 at 9:38 pm
The search for a better life is seen almost daily at our border and U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the number of undocumented immigrants trying to cross the border has spiked.
According to the Border Patrol, an average of 450 people a day try to enter the U.S. through the border between Mexico and California either by land or sea.
In contrast, before the coronavirus pandemic, fewer than 150 border crossing attempts were recorded daily, according to CBP figures. And now, there are entire families making this journey.
"Sometimes they arrive with only a phone number on their arm, a piece of paper, and a jacket," said Alfonso Martinez, deputy chief of the Border Patrol in San Diego.
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