California Town to Explore Installing Cameras to Monitor Migrant Boat Arrivals

San Clemente city councilors asked staff to discuss the plan with federal authorities. Boat arrivals appear to be up as the U.S. cracks down on land crossings.
California Town to Explore Installing Cameras to Monitor Migrant Boat Arrivals
The Amtrak Surfliner stops on the beach in San Clemente, Calif., on May 29. Kimberly Hayek/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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A recent uptick in the arrival of smuggled migrants landing on Southern California shores in fishing boats has prompted one coastal city to explore installing infrared cameras and possibly allowing the public to monitor the beaches at night.

San Clemente, home to more than 62,000 residents and located on the coast about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, decided unanimously Feb. 4 to ask federal immigration authorities if they want to partner with the city to install a coastal surveillance system.
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