San Diego Immigrant Facility Closed Amid ‘Unprecedented Decrease in Illegal Crossings’: Border Patrol

A temporary facility set up to process illegal immigrants has been shut down in San Diego following a considerable drop in illegal entries. “Due to the unprecedented decrease in illegal crossings this year, the massive 1,000 person, San Diego Sector Soft Sided Facility has been dismantled,” said San Diego Sector’s acting Chief Patrol Agent Jeffrey Stalnakerin in a May 25 post on X. Soft-sided facilities are temporary, tent-like structures with heating, lighting, and ventilation. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) uses these facilities when faced with a spike in illegal immigration into the United States. According to CBP data, there were 1,317 encounters of illegal immigrants in the San Diego sector in April, down over 96 percent compared with 37,371 a year back under the Biden administration....