This is the astonishing moment shots were fired as US Border Patrol pursued a panga boat packed with illegal migrants off the coast of San Diego.
Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations on Wednesday shared footage of agents chasing the vessel and deploying multiple warning rounds near San Clemente Island on Feb. 2.
The CA border patrol agents pursued a manga boat on Feb. 2. CBP AMOThe border agents could be seen blaring their sirens before racing alongside the small craft and ordering it to a halt in both Spanish and English.
The clip cuts to the small boat appearing to speed up and try to escape, until the officers moved ahead and cut off the vessel.
Border Patrol crew sent two warning rounds before the panga boat stopped. CBP AMO
Border Patrol used nonlethal force on the panga boat operator. CBP AMO
One migrant is heard telling the officers, “Take it easy, man,” as he was ordered at gunpoint to put his hands up and move away from the helm.
The video then shows the agents boarding the boat, lifting the illegal immigrants into their vessel, and zip-tying them toward the bow.
Border Patrol in California later confirmed 12 people were detained, including three minors and one aged just 11.
The agents detained 12 illegal immigrants including three minors. CBP AMO
All illegal immigrants on board were taken in custody on Feb. 2. CBP AMOMaritime migrant detections nearly doubled in 2021 to 14,500 incidents, though funding for these missions has remained stagnant at around $1.2billion, the Migration Policy Institute reports.
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