Border Patrol authorities said San Diego continues to see a large increase in unlawful border crossings in May, as the county becomes a main route amid migratory shifts in the U.S.
Concretely, Chief Patrol Agent Patricia McGurk-Daniel said agents apprehended over 8,300 migrants from 66 countries in the first week of the month, a higher rate than April's 37,000 encounters. Figures provided by the officials also include 153 unaccompanied minors, 23 rescues and 27 human smuggling events interdicted.
