U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporarily shut down the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego-Tijuana, to install additional fortifications for migrant caravan in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The lanes reopened after about three hours. USP NEWS: SAN YSIDRO PORT OF ENTRY MEX
San Diego, California – San Diego officials are lashing out at Washington in a fiery courtroom showdown, slamming the feds with a major lawsuit over a barbed-wire barrier popping up near the U.S.-Mexico border. The city’s complaint, filed Monday in federal court, doesn’t mince words—alleging that razor-sharp fencing courtesy of U.S. Marines is slicing through protected wildlife zones in Marron Valley and landing federal boots smack-dab on city turf, all without permission.
Sources say city staff first caught wind of the military presence last December, when federal personnel and Marines were spotted installing wire-topped fencing that now blocks city officers from inspecting and caring for public land. Officials warn the operation is triggering irreversible damage to both property and the delicate local ecosystem.
The suit takes aim directly at heavyweights: the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. San Diego isn’t just asking for compensation—they’re demanding an immediate stop to all construction and federal activity in the disputed area.
City Attorney Heather Ferbert didn’t hold back, declaring, “San Diego refuses to stand by while federal agencies flout the law and wreck our land. We’re fighting fiercely to safeguard fragile habitats and uphold our environmental promises for future generations.”
Stay tuned as the legal drama unfolds—this border battle is just heating up.
