Over 20 Illegal Immigrants Disappear in San Diego After Beach Landing

Published on January 26, 2024

More than 20 illegal immigrants were caught on video arriving by sea at a San Diego beach early Thursday morning, vanishing into the streets of La Jolla before authorities could apprehend them. The Joint Harbor Operations Center notified CBP law enforcement personnel of “two suspicious vessels” carrying suspected illegal migrants towards Ocean Beach at about 5:30 a.m. and Windansea Beach about two hours later, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). But, by the time U.S. Border Patrol and CBP Air and Marine agents responded, they found only the abandoned boats. The migrants had already fled. “The vessel types and other nearby indicators are consistent with human smuggling,” CBP said in the statement emailed to The Epoch Times. “A search for both vessels’ occupants is underway.”...