San Diego Official Says City Is ‘New Epicenter’ of Border Crisis

‘Border Patrol has inadvertently become the Uber for migrants entering San Diego County, and the County is the travel agent,’ Jim Desmond said.

Border Patrol agents process illegal immigrants between the primary and secondary fences of the border between Mexico and the United States in San Diego, California, on September 22, 2023. David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images

A San Diego County official has branded the city the “new epicenter” for illegal immigration and claimed that Border Patrol has become “the ‘Uber’ for migrants” entering the county.

“San Diego is the new epicenter for migrants and illegal immigration,” San Diego District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond posted on the social media platform X on April 25. “The surge in illegal crossings has propelled San Diego to the unfortunate position of leading all nine southern border sectors in April, a trend unseen since the 1990s.”