On Sunday, the U. S. Customs and Border Protection announced the closing of the San Ysidro border crossing after Central American migrants, including toddlers, near the border wall were shot with tear gas. As a result of the policing at the port…
On Sunday, the U. S. Customs and Border Protection announced the closing of the San Ysidro border crossing after Central American migrants, including toddlers, near the border wall were shot with tear gas. As a result of the policing at the port of entry, the busy the San Ysidro border crossing was stalled. The pedestrian portion of the port of entry was re-opened around 3:45 p.m. local time, with vehicle sections opening shortly thereafter.
The San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, as it’s officially called, is the « busiest land border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, » according to the U. S. General Services Administration. The border crossing sees an average of 70,000 passengers in vehicles and 20,000 pedestrians (all traveling northbound) each day. To continue accommodating the high number of pedestrians, a new branch of the San Ysidro border crossing opened in August 2018, according to KPBS.
« San Ysidro is the largest, most complex port of entry in the Western Hemisphere, » CBP San Diego field operations director Pete Flores to KPBS in August.
