Fox News: CBP shutters San Diego-area processing facility after 'unprecedented drop in apprehensions'

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CBP shutters San Diego-area processing facility after 'unprecedented drop in apprehensions'

U.S. Customs and Border Protection shut down a migrant-processing facility near San Diego, Calif., citing an "unprecedented drop in apprehensions" at the border.......                    ...                        ...You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login shut down a migrant processing facility near San Diego, Calif., following an "unprecedented drop in apprehensions." ......The temporary facility in Otay Mesa, which opened in January 2023, had a capacity of around 500 with a primary purpose to "safely and expeditiously process individuals in U.S. Border Patrol custody," according to CBP. ......"Due to the unprecedented drop in apprehensions of illegal aliens as a result of the President's recent executive actions, CBP is reducing the number of temporary, soft-sided processing facilities where You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login have been held in specific locations along the southwest border," Hilton Beckham, the CBP's Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs, told Fox News on Thursday. ......"CBP recently closed soft-sided processing facilities in Texas and Arizona, and CBP has now closed yet another soft-sided processing facility in San Diego," he added. "The U.S. Border Patrol has full capability to manage the detention of apprehended aliens in USBP's permanent facilities.  ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ......"Manpower and other resources dedicated to temporary processing facilities will be redirected toward other priorities and will speed CBP's progress in gaining operational control over the southwest border," Beckham also said. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ......At the time of its opening, the CBP said the Otay Mesa facility was "weatherproof" and "climate-controlled" and was "expected to provide ample areas for eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene." ......"The temporary 130,786-square-foot facility will provide additional processing capacity for Border Patrol's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login it added. ......However, on Wednesday, images showed workers dismantling the site. ...

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