San Diego is not only a popular tourist destination but has become a favorite spot for migrants to illegally slip across the US-Mexico border, new data shows.

An astounding 8,016 migrants were apprehended in the second week of May alone — that’s after a jaw-dropping 10,023 were caught two weeks prior, according to figures shared by the region’s Border Patrol.

The numbers show no signs of slowing down, with more than 35,490 arrests made in April, making it the busiest of the Border Patrol’s nine sectors along the southern border for the second month in a row — and for the first time since the 1990s.

The sudden surge could be blamed on the other states suffering from migrant fatigue, like Texas, cracking down on their borders, forcing aliens and their smugglers to seek out easier paths to the US.

“Mexican authorities have put a lot of pressure on key migration routes to Texas, and that may be forcing people to try other routes further west,” Cris Ramón, senior advisor on immigration for the Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS, told the Los Angeles Times.

”Migration is a dynamic phenomenon, and people are going to adjust and find the circumstances where they have the best chance to reach the United States.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has led an intense anti-migrant campaign that involves stationing National Guard Troops along the border and bussing illegal aliens who succeed in entering to more progressive municipalities, like New York City.

California — a Sanctuary State — has proven more forgiving, especially in San Diego, which released a “minimum” of 125,000 migrants from detention onto the city streets “without proper vetting” in the six months since September 2023, officials told The Post this month.

The surge doesn’t reflect a change in overall arrests along the border, but just a switch in where they are entering.

San Diego saw a 69% rise in migrant arrests between Oct. 1 and March 31 while Texas sectors saw a 29% drop, the Times reported.

A senior Customs and Border Protection official who spoke on condition of anonymity told the paper that the government would be dispatching additional agents to the San Diego border to quell the recent swells, which Mexican authorities will be mirroring on their side of the border.

“Just like we’ve done in the past, when the cartels shift, we adjust our operations,” the official said.

The effort might only have a bandaid effect, they warned, suggesting that it would only be a matter of time before new routes emerged elsewhere.

“The cartels,” the official said, “are constantly trying to find ways to exploit and circumvent enforcement.”

San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves, May 18, 2024, 4:15 p.m. PT

Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA

TV: FOX

Radio: 97.3 The Fan

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ATLANTA — Matt Waldron struck out a career-high 10 and the San Diego Padres bounced back after being swept in their last series, beating the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Friday night.

Waldron (2-5) gave up 1 run and 5 hits and walked 2 in 5 2/3 innings. He kept the Braves off the board after giving up three hits and a run in the first inning.

“Sure, (the first inning) was shaky, but it just means I had to make some adjustments,” Waldron said.

Jurickson Profar was 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored, and Jake Cronenworth was 3 for 5 with an RBI for the Padres, who had 13 hits — all singles.

Jeremiah Estrada recorded his first save of the season with a three-strikeout ninth after the Padres used closer Robert Suarez in the eighth against the heart of the Braves’ order. Padres Manager Mike Shildt said he told his closer before the game he may be used earlier.

“We gotta commend Suarez,” Shildt said. “What a good teammate. Not everybody would say, yeah, I’ll take the eighth when you know you are the closer.”

Max Fried (3-2), who was coming off a six-inning, no-hit performance against the Mets, allowed 9 hits and 3 runs in 4 1/3 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 2 in 88 pitches.

The Braves struck out a season-high 18 times.

The Braves threatened in the eighth after a Chadwick Tromp double put runners at second and third with two outs. Suarez struck out Michael Harris II to end the threat.

“For me, it is just a mentality of coming in and pitching in whatever inning I’m told, and today it happened to be the eighth,” Suarez said through an interpreter.

Matt Olson went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Braves.

DODGERS 7, REDS 3 Shohei Ohtani slugged a two-run home run and scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when Los Angeles rallied after blowing a 3-0 lead to beat Cincinnati.

MARLINS 8, METS 0 Jesus Luzardo and three relievers combined on Miami’s third consecutive shutout, a win over New York. Miami pitchers extended their scoreless innings streak to 28, three short of the franchise record in April 2004. Luzardo (1-3) scattered 5 hits and struck out 7 over 6 innings.

PHILLIES 4, NATIONALS 2 Zack Wheeler struck out six over 7 1/3 innings and Philadelphia continued their scorching start with a victory over Washington. Wheeler (5-3) received a rousing standing ovation when he was lifted with one out in the eighth inning.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

ANGELS 9, RANGERS 3 Zach Neto and Taylor Ward homered, Tyler Anderson (4-4) pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and Los Angeles beat Texas to give Ron Washington a victory in his first game as a visiting manager in Arlington. Neto snapped a 1-all tie and put the Angels ahead to stay with his two-run home run in the fourth, a 405-foot drive to right field for his fifth of the season.

GUARDIANS 3, TWINS 2 Jose Ramírez homered with two outs in the eighth inning, sending Cleveland to a win over Minnesota in a game featuring the first infield shift violation this season. Ramirez connected for his 10th home run on a 2-1 pitch from Jhoan Duran (0-1).

ORIOLES 9, MARINERS 2 Gunnar Henderson’s fourth leadoff home run of the season sparked a five-run first inning that backed an effective pitching performance by John Means (2-0) and carried Baltimore past Seattle.

RAYS 4, BLUE JAYS 3 Tyler Alexander (2-2) took a perfect game bid into the eighth inning before Danny Jansen blooped an opposite-field, one-out single, and Tampa Bay hung on to beat Toronto. Richie Palacios hit a two-run home run as the Rays built a 4-0 lead and hung on for their 10th win in 14 games.

ROYALS 6, ATHLETICS 2 Cole Ragans allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings, Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia homered and Kansas City beat Oakland to extend the Athletics losing streak to a season-high six. Ragans (3-3) walked two and struck out seven.

YANKEES 4, WHITE SOX 2 Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered, Nestor Cortes won for the first time in 5 1/2 weeks and New York beat Chicago for their fifth consecutive victory. Alex Verdugo and Stanton hit consecutive RBI doubles off starter Mike Clevinger (0-2) in the fourth inning to give the Yankees a 3-1 lead.

INTERLEAGUE

ASTROS 5, BREWERS 4 Jake Meyers hit a two-run home run and Jeremy Pena’s three-run shot in the fifth inning gave Houston a victory over Milwaukee to extend its season-long winning streak to six games.

CARDINALS 10, RED SOX 6 Lars Nootbaar and Masyn Winn hit two-run home runs, and St. Louis beat Boston to drop the Red Sox below .500 for the first time since the season’s opening week. Nolan Arenado had three hits that included an RBI single in the eighth after entering in a 3-for-27 slide.

TIGERS 13, DIAMONDBACKS 0 Javier Baez broke out of a season-long slump with five RBI, Tarik Skubal pitched six dominant innings and Detroit pounded Arizona. Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch insisted he was going to keep sending Baez out despite the shortstop’s meager .167 batting average. Baez rewarded him with a 3-for-4 night that included a pair of two-run doubles and a run-scoring single.

    Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas cannot reach a run-scoring double by Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, right, is tagged by Washington Nationals first baseman Joey Gallo after hitting run-scoring ground out during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber hits a run-scoring ground out against Washington Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Washington Nationals right fielder Eddie Rosario catches pop foul out by Philadelphia Phillies’ J.T. Realmuto during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz hits a run-scoring double against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz reacts after hitting a run-scoring double against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Washington Nationals’ Jake Irvin pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
  

    Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas cannot reach a run-scoring double by Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)