{"id":17853,"date":"2018-11-13T15:26:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T20:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17853"},"modified":"2018-12-28T09:31:37","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T14:31:37","slug":"problems-lie-ahead-for-the-san-ysidro-port-of-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/11\/13\/problems-lie-ahead-for-the-san-ysidro-port-of-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Problems Lie Ahead for the San Ysidro Port of Entry"},"content":{"rendered":"
The busiest land crossing in the entire world will now become even busier as a result of a 6,000-plus Central American caravan headed to the region and President Trump\u2019s recent proclamation on asylum laws.<\/p>\n
According to reports,<\/a> the migrant caravan has departed from Mexico City bound for the San Ysidro Port of Entry, a location just south of San Diego, with some reports<\/a> indicating that members of this caravan have already reached the border crossing.<\/p>\n With thousands of Central American migrants headed to this port of entry, Border Patrol agents may have significant problems in addressing the unprecedented flows of asylum seekers as the crossing is already overrun with backlogs of asylum cases.<\/p>\n Just a few months ago<\/a>, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan stated that the wait time at this particular crossing was 1,000 people long, while the port can only process 50 to 100 people a day.<\/p>\n This is certainly an area for concern as the port of entry has a previous history<\/a> of having inadequate detention space, staffing shortages, and not enough resources to deal with increased flows of migrants.<\/p>\n