Last updated November 19, 2023. Download a PDF packet of infographics at bit.ly/wola_border_infographics.
Border Patrol Migrant Encounters in San Diego Sector
Tag: San Diego
18 months after US teen died in chase with Border Patrol, his family is still asking why
Published by inewsource on September 26, 2023.
A deep look at an April 2022 Border Patrol vehicle pursuit incident that took the life of 19-year-old U.S. citizen Jesús Manuel Saldaña Rocha.
The Killing of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas
Published by the Southern Border Communities Coalition on September 26, 2023.
Explains the difficulty in achieving accountability for the fatal 2010 beating of a Mexican man by CBP and Border Patrol personnel at the San Ysidro port of entry.
CBP Violations of Custody Standards and International Human Rights By Failing toProvide Water, Food, Shelter, Sanitation and Medical Assistance to Migrants Detained inOpen-Air Corridor Between Border Wall Layers Near San Ysidro Port of Entry
Published by the Southern Border Communities Coalition on May 13, 2023.
A complaint to the DHS Civil Rights and Civil Liberties office about Border Patrol’s practice of penning asylum seekers between layers of the border wall south of San DIego for days before processing them.
Tijuana’s migrant shelters under increased attack, as the U.S. sends hundreds of migrants per day
Published by WOLA on January 31, 2022.
Local media point to a rising tide of threats to migrant shelters in Tijuana, a city to which U.S. authorities expelled or deported about 48,000 people during the last quarter of 2022.
Increasing Number of Mexican Nationals Injured or Dead in Their Attempt to Cross the Border
Published by the Consulate of Mexico in San Diego on January 27, 2023.
Lists 100 Mexican nationals killed, and 555 injured, while crossing from the Tijuana area to the San Diego area 2020-2022. (Original link)
Capacity, Security, and Accountability at the U.S.-Mexico Border’s Western Edge
Published by the Washington Office on Latin America on May 18, 2022.
Notes from an early May visit to San Diego and Tijuana as the border prepares for a possible lifting of the Title 42 pandemic restriction on asylum.
Extending Title 42 Would Escalate Dangers, Exacerbate Disorder, and Magnify Discrimination
Published by Human Rights First, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, and Al Otro Lado on April 27, 2022.
An investigation of the human toll of Title 42 expulsions on migrants in San Diego and Tijuana.
Ukrainians Are Getting Special Treatment At The US Border That Other Asylum-Seekers Fleeing Violence Aren’t, Immigration Lawyers Say
Published by BuzzFeed on April 22, 2022.
Explores the double-standard between nationalities at the Tijuana-San Diego border: Ukrainians are being admitted at ports of entry, but all other nationalities have Title 42 applied to them.
Inside a Massive Human Smuggling Ring Led by US Marines
Published by Vice on February 15, 2022.
Over a dozen U.S. Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton, California have been court-martialed for smuggling undocumented migrants beginning in 2019.
Review of the February 16, 2020 Childbirth at the Chula Vista Border Patrol Station
Published by the DHS Inspector General on July 20, 2021.
Finds little wrongdoing on the part of Border Patrol after a Guatemalan government gave birth unattended, with her pants on, while in custody awaiting processing. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Compliance with Use of Force Policy for Incidents on November 25, 2018 and January 1, 2019
Published by the Department of Homeland Security Inspector-General on August 24, 2020.
Examines two incidents of cross-border use of tear gas and other crowd control measures during the arrival of a “migrant caravan” in Tijuana, and finds only minor wrongdoing. (Link at oig.dhs.gov)
U.S. Border Patrol’s Verbal Abuse of Detained Individuals
Published by ACLU San Diego and Imperial Counties and ACLU Border Rights on July 7, 2020.
Includes numerous disturbing and explicit examples of Border Patrol agents’ verbal abuse of migrants, including children and asylum seekers, during their time in custody in the agency’s San Diego sector.
U.S. Border Patrol’s Abuse and Mistreatment of [Redacted]
Published by ACLU San Diego and Imperial Counties and Jewish Family Service on April 8, 2020.
A complaint filed with the DHS Inspector-General about a February 2020 incident in which a Guatemalan woman gave birth unattended, in her pants, while awaiting processing in a San Diego Sector Border Patrol station. (Link at documentcloud.org)