Before officials could capture them, more than 20 illegal immigrants were seen on camera entering a San Diego beach by boat early on Thursday morning and then fleeing into the streets of La Jolla.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that at around 5:30 a.m., the Joint Harbor Operations Center alerted CBP law enforcement agents about “two suspicious vessels” bringing suspected illegal migrants towards Ocean Beach, and about two hours later, Windansea Beach.
However, when CBP Air and Marine and U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, all they discovered were the abandoned boats. The migrants have left already.
In a response to The Epoch Times, CBP stated, “The vessel types and other nearby indicators are consistent with human smuggling.” “A search is underway to locate the occupants of both vessels.”
The Epoch Times was informed by Manny Bayon, a union representative with the National Border Patrol Council in San Diego, that he doubts the suspected illegal immigrants will ever be located or detained.