A 4-year-old boy was dropped over a border barrier in San Diego. Agents who rushed to
A 4-year-old boy was dropped over a border barrier in San Diego. Agents who rushed to help came under fire
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Rosa Flores
Tue, May 23, 2023 at 9:26 AM EDT
Authorities on both sides of the US-Mexico border are trying to find whoever dropped a 4-year-old boy from a border barrier in San Diego, US Customs and Border Protection said.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. on May 15, about half a mile east of the San Ysidro port of entry.
Surveillance video captured the moment the child was dropped over the barrier by someone who was entering the country illegally, CPB said.
First responders who rendered aid to the injured child then came under fire.
“Agents reported hearing both the impact and ricochet of gunshots off of the secondary border barrier just north of their location,” CBP said in a news release.
“With emergency medical services, the San Diego Fire Department, and the child still on scene, agents directed everyone in the area to cover.”
A CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter responded to provide air cover, the agency said.
The boy did not suffer any serious injuries, US Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz said.
“Remarkably, the child is ok! Do not trust smugglers!” Ortiz tweeted.
A binational investigation is underway to identify the suspects, CBP said, and additional agents have been assigned to the area.
90% of recent migrants who entered illegally have been deported
About a week after the boy was dropped over the border barrier, CBP’s Rio Grande Valley border patrol chief issued a public warning about crossing the border illegally.
“At the airport this morning deportation is happening not just for adults, but for families,” Chief Gloria Chavez posted in Spanish on the CBP’s main Instagram account.
“This is a consequence for those people who decide to enter the country illegally.”
With a deportation plane as a backdrop, Chavez said 90% of migrants who have entered the country illegally have been deported from the United States.
Chavez showed video of single adults and families – some with children – getting deported. She urged migrants to use legal pathways to enter the country.
CNN’s Amanda Jackson contributed to this report.
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WATCH: Human Smuggler Drops Pre-School-Age Child over California Border Wall
WATCH: Human Smuggler Drops Pre-School-Age Child over California Border Wall
by BOB PRICE 23 May 2023
A surveillance video captured the scene as a human smuggler dropped a four-year-old child from the top of a California border wall. As San Diego Sector agents attempted to treat the child’s injuries, shots rang out from the Mexican side of the border.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz tweeted a surveillance video showing human smugglers dropping two small children from what appears to be a 30-foot border wall in San Diego. The first child appeared to be unharmed from the fall.
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A 4-year-old was dropped from the border barrier by an unknown subject in San Diego, Monday. Responding Agents and EMS providing first aid to the child also reported gunshots near their position while tending to the child. Remarkably, the child is ok! Do not trust smugglers!
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A few seconds later, a small child is dropped from the wall and lands on his back, possibly hitting his head.
The first child rushes to the smaller child’s side while an adult lowers themselves from the top.
Chief Ortiz stated that Border Patrol agents and EMS teams provided first aid to the little boy. They reported hearing gunfire near their position as they attempted to treat the child’s injuries.
The chief added that the child is okay after the fall.
CBP officials reported that the agents heard the gunfire impacting and ricocheting off the secondary border barrier just north of their position. While a CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter crew provided aircover, a special response team moved in to provide tactical assistance.
The San Diego Foreign Operations Branch contacted Mexican law enforcement authorities who responded to the area where the shots were believed to have been fired.
This was the second report of gunfire along the border in two days. During the evening of May 13, a Border Patrol supervisor reported taking gunfire from a position southwest of his location. A responding helicopter crew observed several people in the area — one of whom appeared to be carrying a rifle.
“Border violence is a significant threat to public safety and to the Border Patrol agents charged with securing our nation’s borders. This is another example of the inherent dangers that agents face every day,” said SDC Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke. “We are taking these events very seriously and are working with law enforcement partners in the U.S. and Mexico to identify the source of the gunfire.”
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