A group of suspected illegal immigrants reportedly anchored a boat on a beach in La Jolla, California, on Thursday before leaving for the community.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the agency received a call around 5:30 a.m. from the Joint Port Operations Center about a pair of “suspicious vessels” carrying individuals heading to the area. Epoch Epoch report Friday.
According to CBP, the first boat landed on Ocean Beach, and two hours later authorities announced a second boat was sailing toward Windansea.
video footage show It appeared to be one of the boats approaching the shore as neighbors watched. Soon, the group was seen crossing a street overlooking the ocean and disappearing into the neighborhood beyond.
“Hey, they have kids too,” said the person behind the camera.
NEW: A follower sent us a video of a group of migrants on a boat arriving on the shores of a beach in La Jolla, California, early today.
Once the migrants reach the shore, they immediately begin running into their neighborhoods.
At the moment, this group… pic.twitter.com/K6wSg8iJ0N
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) January 25, 2024
“I've seen the boat about five times, but I've never actually seen it do it,” the person said, photographing the boat.
By the time U.S. Border Patrol and CBP Air and Marine personnel arrived on the scene, the migrants had already disappeared. times said the article.
CBP later said the vessel and additional indicators were clearly consistent with human smuggling activity, adding that authorities were searching for these groups.
But Manny Bayon, a spokesman for the National Border Patrol Council union, said of the suspected illegal immigrants: “They're gone.”as if [trying to find] It's a needle in a haystack. ”
Speaking about illegal immigration, Bayon said, “We could use the U.S. Coast Guard to help, but they don't want to touch this because it's a political football.”
In a social media post Thursday, FOX News national correspondent Bill Melgin said: share “This kind of thing happens more along the California coast than people realize,” the clip said.
“This group of illegal immigrants landed on the beach and fled into what appeared to be a residential area without any immediate alarm, in front of stunned local residents,” he added.
This happens more along the California coast than people realize. The group of illegal immigrants landed on the beach and fled into what appeared to be a residential area without any immediate alarm, in front of stunned local residents. https://t.co/lrWlCKTi1Y
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 25, 2024
A few months ago, a boat carrying illegal immigrants arrived in Malibu, California. In Malibu, home prices can reach up to $3.4 million. Breitbart News reported at the time:
EXCLUSIVE: Video from Malibu officials shows a panga boat carrying suspected illegal immigrants landing on a beach near his home this week. Malibu is over 160 miles from the border, so it's incredibly rare to see one this far north. It's unclear if anyone was caught and is awaiting CBP's response. pic.twitter.com/n9tIIAaHSh
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 1, 2023
The outlet continued:
The southern border with Mexico is open primarily to migrants seeking work, so the landings are likely to include many people who have been previously deported or have criminal records. Since 2021, lawmakers backed by Biden’s elite have invited nearly 6 million illegal alien immigrants into Americans’ homes and workplaces, regardless of the cost to ordinary Americans’ pocketbooks.
Interestingly, the California Senate passed a bill over the summer that would provide unemployed undocumented immigrants with $300 weekly checks for up to 20 weeks, according to Breitbart News.
