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A camp sprang up this month at Jacumba Hot Springs in the eastern San Diego desert.
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By Soumya Karlamangla
A staggering number of migrants converged last week on the U. S. -Mexico border, making harmful and costly journeys from faraway countries, flooding shelters and sleeping on sidewalks in hopes of entering the United States legally.
The surge was triggered through the long-awaited finalization of Title 42, a pandemic-era federal policy that allowed the government to temporarily deport migrants from the country. The influx has slowed in recent days, but not before filling several makeshift migrant camps along the 2,000-mile southern border, adding in California.
One of those camps is in Jacumba Hot Springs, the town of about 500 other people in the eastern San Diego desert. Several hundred migrants who had crossed U. S. soil huddled there in the arid wilderness, sleeping outdoors and relying heavily on volunteers for water, food and cover for cool nights and hot days.
“I went in with the volunteers and the first thing I saw was a guy who had passed out, most likely in the middle of heat stroke,” Mark Abramson, an assigned photographer for The New York Times, told me.
After reporting with me last week from a makeshift migrant village on the southern tip of San Diego, Mark drove about an hour east to photograph the Jacumba Hot Springs camp for two days. They tented with the branches of trees, making fires to protect themselves from the night cold and handcuffed while the government detained them.
The recent border push has again drawn attention to Congress’ failure to pass bipartisan immigration reform and the humanitarian crisis that has been unfolding at the U. S. southern border. U. S. for years. Many emerging countries have yet to fully overcome the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, pushing immigrants from around the world to the United States in search of greater opportunities.
Migrants from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, India, Vietnam and Uzbekistan, among others, have arrived in Jacumba, said Jeff Osborne, co-owner of the Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel, which distributed blankets, water bottles, diapers and fruit at the camp. adding some that he had paid for himself. Some immigrants told Osborne they had traveled for months to succeed in Tijuana, the Mexican city south of San Diego, he said, while others had arrived by plane a few days earlier.
They then crossed U. S. soil and waited at the camp to be served by Border Patrol agents.
Border patrol agents and others arrived at the camp earlier this week to begin taking migrants to detention centers. Some of the men were handcuffed as they were loaded into pickup trucks.
“ItArrayArray bothered me,” Osborne said. To me, it was just unnecessary and degrading. “
State Sen. Steve Padilla, who represents a district that stretches along the southern border, is seeking remedy for migrants at the Jacumba site, adding the use of restrictions, according to his communications director, Cameron Sutherland.
U. S. Customs and Border ProtectionThe U. S. Department of Justice responded to repeated requests for comment.
For more:
“The Daily” explains what happened at the border when the title expired.
Democrats are on immigration now that pandemic-era politics has expired.
Title 42 is gone, however, the situations that drive immigrants to the United States.
Water problems: Drinking water in about 25 percent of state-licensed daycare centers has proven dangerously superior to lead, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Dianne Feinstein: The 89-year-old senator is more fragile than ever after contracting encephalitis. But he remains reluctant to participate in discussions about his departure from the Senate.
In addition, Nancy Carinne Prowda, the eldest daughter of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a former House speaker, played a major role in helping care for Feinstein, Politico reports.
In obituaries: Sam Zell, the real estate mogul who acquired the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and other mythical but troubled newspapers in a widely criticized leveraged buyout of parent company Tribune in 2007, has died at age 81.
Disney is pulling the plug: Amid a dispute with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Disney CEO Robert Iger announced that the company would move forward with billion-dollar growth in Orlando. Disney had planned to move up to 2,000 workers there from Southern California.
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA
Horse controversy: High-profile married chefs who ran Horses, celebrity magnet in Los Angeles and several other restaurants, have taken allegations of violence against others to court.
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: Dodgers face complaints ahead of upcoming L. G. B. T. Q. Pride Nightfor the team’s resolve to disinvite the organization, which uses humor and imagery to draw attention to sexual intolerance.
Processed foods: The California State Assembly passed a law, the first of its kind, that would ban the use of certain ingredients and dyes linked to cancer and other physical disorders in processed foods and beverages, reports the Los Angeles Times.
CALIFORNIA CENTRAL
City budget: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer is proposing a city budget of $1. 85 billion for the fiscal year beginning in July, about $40 million more than the current year, The Fresno Bee reports.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Drag winner: San Francisco named D’Arcy Drollinger as the first drag winner, an ambassadorial role that would serve and constitute the L. G. B. T. Q. community in the city, reports the Associated Press.
Theranos Founder: Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, the failed blood testing company, is due to report to prison on May 30 and pay reimbursement to victims of the company’s fraud.
Today’s advice comes from Arthur Pruyn, who recommends visiting Mount Diablo State Park in the Bay Area:
“I highly recommend the summit of Mount Diablo on a transparent day, when you can see Lassen Peak over 160 miles away, the Farallon Islands over 60 miles away and the majestic Sierra. through the Spaniards.
The trip is fun and there are plenty of other places to spend within a 15-mile radius to get the perfect meal. The charge for entering the state park is so high, and there are plenty of places nearby in the park for kids to get out and have fun (Rock City is one of my favorites) or enjoy beautiful nature walks.
Tell us about your favorite places in California. Email your tips to CAtoday@nytimes. com. We will contribute more in the long-term editions of the newsletter.
My colleague Jill Cowan reported on the enduring fame of P-22, a cougar that is an icon for Angelenos.
Although there have been many featured pets, we need to hear about all the wild animals that have celebrities for you. Did you have a bird, bear, or deer in your net that you’ve attached to?Become a fanatic. Email us at CAtoday@nytimes. com with your suggestions.
In a charming new photo essay, young Angelenos relax and enjoy the parks, which serve as safe spaces to feed the community, especially among L. G. B. T. Q. youth. Parks have become especially important during the pandemic, when many businesses closed and friends of the outdoor gathering felt safer than inside.
And Los Angeles’ weather means that no matter the season, it’s almost never too bloodless to be in the park.
“It’s one thing,” said Autry Hayden Wilson, 25. “I feel like I’m in a position where I firmly believe I’m surrounding myself with the right people. “
The photographs are part of a Times visual series called Where We Are, about young adults and where they create community.
Thanks for reading. I’ll be back on Monday. Have a weekend. — Soumya
P. S. Here are today’s mini crossword puzzles.
Briana Scalia and Isabella Grullón Paz contributed to California Today. You can join the team in CAtoday@nytimes. com.
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