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U.S. Customs and Border Protection shut down a migrant processing facility near San Diego, Calif., following an “unprecedented drop in apprehensions.” 

The temporary facility in Otay Mesa, which opened in January 2023, had a capacity of around 500 with a primary purpose to “safely and expeditiously process individuals in U.S. Border Patrol custody,” according to CBP. 

“Due to the unprecedented drop in apprehensions of illegal aliens as a result of the President’s recent executive actions, CBP is reducing the number of temporary, soft-sided processing facilities where illegal aliens have been held in specific locations along the southwest border,” Hilton Beckham, the CBP’s Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs, told Fox News on Thursday. 

“CBP recently closed soft-sided processing facilities in Texas and Arizona, and CBP has now closed yet another soft-sided processing facility in San Diego,” he added. “The U.S. Border Patrol has full capability to manage the detention of apprehended aliens in USBP’s permanent facilities.  

Otay Mesa processing facility

An aerial view of the Otay Mesa facility in January 2023. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Public Affairs)

At the time of its opening, the CBP said the Otay Mesa facility was “weatherproof” and “climate-controlled” and was “expected to provide ample areas for eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene.” 

“The temporary 130,786-square-foot facility will provide additional processing capacity for Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector,” it added. 

CBP closing migrant processing facility

The facility at Otay Mesa, Calif., opened in January 2023. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Public Affairs)

However, on Wednesday, images showed workers dismantling the site. 

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