Coast Guard intercepts 37 migrants aboard boat off Point Loma
POINT LOMA — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter intercepted 37 migrants attempting to enter the United States illegally aboard a 33-foot vessel on Saturday, approximately...
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Supervisors advance plan for long-term migrant shelter
REGION — The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on April 30 to advance a proposal for a long-term migrant and asylum-seeker transit center that includes...
Brothers plead guilty to holding three migrants hostage
ESCONDIDO — Two brothers who kidnapped a trio of migrants and held them hostage for ransom at an Escondido home have pleaded guilty to federal...
Supervisors grant another $3 million to help asylum seekers
REGION — An additional $3 million the county Board of Supervisors approved to help migrants and asylum seekers will be turned over to a nonprofit...
Supervisors OK $3 million to help migrants, asylum seekers
REGION — On a 3-0 vote, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors agreed on Oct. 10 to spend $3 million for services to help...
Supervisors declare migrant issue a humanitarian crisis
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared the lack of federal resources for asylum seekers a humanitarian crisis, along with making...
Local politicians speak out over mass migrant drop-offs at transit stations
REGION — As U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to drop off hundreds of migrants at transit centers throughout San Diego County today, local...
Eight migrants drown near Torrey Pines after boats capsize
REGION — Eight people drowned late Saturday when two alleged migrant smuggling boats capsized off Black’s Beach in the Torrey Pines area. The local Mexican...
Discretionary rules, policies await undocumented migrants
Immigrants arrested for being undocumented face an increasingly frustrating situation that often begins with their arrest....