San Ysidro shootout closes Mexican border

Discussion in 'Motorcycle Technical Discussion' started by little man upon the stair, 1949 Whizzer, €, ¿, Gae, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. Last time I entered the USA at the San Ysidro crossing, the customs
    officers were using people's cars as mobile barriers to prevent border
    crashing. After each car was cleared to enter the USA, the officers
    would make the driver wait just inside the USA for about a minute to
    block somebody from trying to get through without stopping. To me,
    this procedure endangered the public, but only slightly.
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    4 injured in shootout at San Diego border crossing

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jMdU0pvfCgKW-59h3J-kI-YqR3JgD9ASN78O0

    SAN DIEGO — Four people were injured in a gun battle Tuesday involving
    an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest
    border crossing in the U.S., authorities said.

    More than 70 people traveling in three vans involved in the incident
    were in federal custody, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection
    spokeswoman Angelica DeCima.

    Details remained sketchy, but van drivers tried to storm past
    inspectors at the San Ysidro port of entry and make their way into the
    U.S. without stopping, DeCima said.

    "It was human smuggling, definitely," said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman
    for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    Three of the injured people were in the vans, and a fourth was in
    another vehicle, DeCima said. It was unclear how serious the injuries
    were.

    An ICE agent and a CBP officer fired their guns during the shootout,
    DeCima said.

    The shootout occurred over nine lines of traffic in the 24 northbound
    lanes, said Monica Munoz, a San Diego police spokeswoman.

    About 40,000 vehicles enter the U.S. each day at San Ysidro, which
    connects San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. Investigators closed the port
    to vehicle traffic from Mexico to the United States.
     
    little man upon the stair, 1949 Whizzer, €, ¿, Gae, Sep 23, 2009
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