Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Released Onto San Diego Streets After Funding Runs Out

‘In less than five months, $6 million of county tax dollars were squandered without tangible results or benefits for our residents,’ El Cajon’s mayor said.

A van holding illegal immigrants drives into a school being used to shelter migrants in San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Border Patrol began releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants in San Diego on Feb. 23, a day after a nonprofit group that was contracted to provide transportation, food, and other basic services for the immigrants ran out of funding and shut down operations.

More than 550 people were released that morning, a Border Patrol source who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation told The Epoch Times.