Update: Officials Received Notice Large Number of Migrants Planned to Rush Border at San Ysidro, Prompting Action

Zachary Stieber
Updated:

All northbound lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry were closed early on Nov. 19, blocking traffic into the United States from Mexico, but some lanes reopened around 7:30 a.m.

The lanes were closed so that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel could place “port hardening materials” in place, the agency said. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen later said that CBP officials were notified that a large number of migrants from the caravan “were planning to rush the border in an attempt to gain illegal access to the U.S.”

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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