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CBP's San Diego Sector experiences shift in immigration enforcement mission
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Diego Sector is experiencing a dramatic shift in its mission due to far fewer asylum seekers and undocumented migrant crossings.
CBP is spreading the message that you could be risking your life crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
“Catch and release is now over,” CBP Agent Justin Castrejon said. “You will receive serious consequences if you cross the border illegally.”
Castejon says the San Diego Sector was averaging 1,500 to 2,000 arrests per day. One year later, and it’s less than 30 people.
Agents are no longer spending most of their time processing and caring for those requesting asylum. Instead, they are back on patrol.
If it seems they are attempting more maritime crossings, both CBP and immigration advocate Pedro Rios say increased patrols have led to more captures, not more boats.
“They are detecting more of them,” Rios said. “They are spending more time in the air, which means they will detect more of them that they might not have detected in the past.”
Maritime crossings have proved deadly. A recent incident near Torrey Pines State Beach killed three, and a 10-year-old Indian girl is likely the fourth. She is missing and presumed dead. Rios says attempting to cross illegally is more dangerous than ever.
NBC 7’s Dave Summers tells us more about those arrested in the South Bay and charged in connection with the deaths.
“The terrain, whether it is the desert or mountains or the maritime crossings, increasing the risk of injury or even death,” Rios said.
“These smugglers have no regard for the people they are smuggling. They don’t see them as human beings, only as human cargo,“ Castrejon said.
If caught, there could be fines, detention and deportation. Castrejon says the return is usually on a repatriation flight to Mexico City, instead of the nearest border town. The agent says that is a practice meant to put more distance between the migrants from the human smugglers.
“Sending them to Mexico City or even southern Mexico makes it more difficult to return and attempt that journey again,“ Rios said.
Castrejon says the majority of those attempting to cross now are Mexican nationals, unlike the surges of last year that included people from countries all over the world.
Rios says he and his group, the American Friends Service Committee, are spending more of their time holding informational meetings with migrants who were deported or waiting for asylum in Tijuana shelters.
The Killer Tomatoes are loose in San Diego, and they’re ready to get sauced.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is taking over Good Night John Boy (401 G Street) in the Gaslamp on Saturday, July 25 from 7pm-11pm for the official Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence after party, celebrating the wild new chapter in the cult classic franchise that first got its start in San Diego back in 1978.
Fans can party alongside cast and crew with meet and greets, “killer” cosplay, exclusive giveaways, DJs, and dancing. There will also be specialty themed cocktails and bites available for purchase, because fighting off killer produce apparently works up an appetite.
Tickets will be available here, though they’re not yet available. We’ll update once we know more.
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Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with Wimbledon titles.
The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issue following a slip to the grass on a key point in the third set.
Sinner’s fifth Grand Slam title came in his first tournament since a second-round meltdown at the French Open, when he wilted in a Paris heat wave.
A year ago, Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final at the All England Club after wasting three match points against his rival in the Roland Garros final.
It was Sinner’s 10th straight victory over Zverev, who was coming off his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.
Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova in an all-Czech women’s final on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title.
Prince William joined his wife Kate and two of their children for the final in a star-studded Royal Box that also included actors Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Ben Stiller.
Zverev slips
The top two seeds appeared perfectly matched until Zverev earned his first break point of the match at 3-3 in the third set — 2 hours and 42 minutes in. Sinner produced a drop shot and Zverev slipped and appeared to hyper-extend his right knee as he attempted to change directions behind the baseline.
Zverev grasped his knee in apparent discomfort and Sinner went around the net and helped his opponent up off the grass. Zverev quickly resumed playing but he appeared slightly hampered and slung his racket across the baseline in frustration when he missed a forehand and handed Sinner the first break of the match and a 5-3 lead in the third. Sinner then served it out.
Zverev had also lost 14 straight sets to Sinner and when he claimed the opening set of the final with a forehand winner up the line to conclude a tight tiebreaker, he let out a loud roar toward his box as he bent over in celebration.
Zverev continually cranked out serves at up to 139 mph (224 kph), while Sinner produced a series of well-placed aces at a slightly lower speed.
But Sinner began to read Zverev’s serve better in the second-set tiebreaker and Zverev started to miss forehands.
Paris meltdown
Amid stifling heat and humidity in Paris in late May, Sinner had his 30-match winning streak ended after coming within one game of a straight-set victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who was ranked No. 56.
Conditions were cooler in southwest London for the final, with clear skies and a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) but it was also breezy — which led to a series of shanked shots from both players.
Sinner went in for medical exams in Milan after the Paris defeat and didn’t play an official match again until he arrived at Wimbledon, where he twice had to come back from a set down in a five-set marathon against Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.
Sinner then didn’t drop a set the rest of the way until the final, having dominated against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
Despite the defeat in the final, Zverev will leapfrog Alcaraz into the No. 2 spot in the rankings on Monday.
Alcaraz missed both the French Open and Wimbledon this year due to a right wrist injury.
Associated Press writer Mattias Karén contributed.
Wimbledon is keeping the World Cup off its official screens, even in the players’ lounge. Fans and players can still watch on their phones, but tournament TVs will stay focused on tennis.
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