A California beach town southeast of Los Angeles in Orange County is stepping up efforts to monitor its coastline amid a rise in migrant-smuggling by boat.
San Clemente officials want federal authorities to install cameras along the shore, aiming to enhance security and deter illegal crossings.
Why It Matters
Illegal border crossings have fallen under President Donald Trump as Republicans look to “secure the border.”
Trump has implemented hard-line immigration reforms, including limiting asylum opportunities and lifting restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) officers making arrests at sensitive locations such as schools, churches and hospitals …