Thanks to President Trump, San Diego’s migrant processing center shuts down for lack of activity

Border crossings have plummeted so low that the Trump administration just shuttered a Biden-era illegal alien processing center in San Diego.

“Due to the unprecedented decrease in illegal crossings this year, the massive 1,000 person, San Diego Sector Soft Sided Facility has been dismantled,” the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector reported on X this past Sunday.

“In 3/2025, San Diego Sector arrested 1,199 illegal aliens with an average of 38 per day. This was a 186% drop compared to 3/2024,” the post continued.

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Due to the unprecedented decrease in illegal crossings this year, the massive 1,000 person, San Diego Sector Soft Sided Facility has been dismantled. In 3/2025, San Diego Sector arrested 1,199 illegal aliens with an average of 38 per day. This was a 186% drop compared to 3/2024. pic.twitter.com/AapRbjICh1

— Chief Patrol Agent – San Diego Sector (@USBPChiefSDC) May 25, 2025

This isn’t the first illegal alien processing center shuttered in San Diego. Several local “shelters” run by Catholic Charities and Jewish Family Services were closed in March — and again due to the drastic drop in border crossings.

“For two years, the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Mission Valley served as a shelter run by Catholic Charities, with buses full of asylum seekers regularly arriving,” station KFMB reported on March 31. “As of Monday, the hotel has returned to its original purpose, no longer housing those seeking a new life in America.”

“A similar scene has unfolded in Jacumba, where a makeshift roadside shelter once thrived. Volunteers who previously provided meals to migrants report they ceased operations last year due to a significant drop in numbers,” the report continued.

Despite the closing of the facilities, Jewish Family Services, for its part, pledged to keep catering to illegal aliens.

“JFS will continue providing robust pro bono immigration legal services for the most vulnerable cases, including unaccompanied minors and adults facing deportation; free immigration legal services and education for 12 community colleges and universities in the region; and renewals for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, along with JFS programs and services available to the community at large including food, aging care services, case management and more,” the group said in a statement.

The latest shuttering of an illegal alien processing/detainment facility comes amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal migration during Memorial Day weekend.

BREAKING: 3 Illegal Aliens from Chile arrested in a multi-state burglary ring targeting the homes of Americans—on this Memorial Day weekend as we honor the brave men & women who gave their lives in service to our country.

Now: Deport this scum back to their country.

First. pic.twitter.com/MgOslg5rGi

— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) May 26, 2025

“[M]igrants were taken into custody by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers based in Boston, Denver, Houston, Newark, New York City, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco,” as confirmed by Fox News.

According to a list put together by the White House, the arrests included the likes of Kevin Estuarde Hernandez, a Guatemalan illegal alien and gang member; Jose Antonio Deras, an El Salvadoran illegal alien with “pending charges for four felony counts of sexual assault on a child with a pattern of abuse”; and Eduardo Sanchez-Hernandez, a Mexican illegal alien who “has pending charges for sexual assault of a minor under 13-years-old.”

Despite the drop in border crossings, the Trump administration is still pushing for the building of a thorough border wall. To that end, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly asked Congress for $45.6 billion in additional funding.

“The border is the most secure border we’ve had in the history of the United States of America, but what we need to do is address the areas that are still vulnerable,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told the Senate Homeland Security Committee last week, according to USA Today.

In a tweet posted on Friday, Noem claimed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” that just passed the U.S. House will provide the needed funding:

We have the most secure border in American history, but we can’t let up now. The Big Beautiful Bill will ensure more funding to finish constructing the border wall with cutting edge technology that will secure our homeland for generations to come.

This bill will fund the hiring…

— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) May 23, 2025

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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.

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