Suspected Smuggling Boat Captain Kneed Border Patrol Agent in Face: Authorities
SAN DIEGO A man accused of piloting a boat overloaded with illegal immigrants that crashed into rocks off San Diego’s coast and killed three people kneed a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the face who was trying to put a leg shackle on him on the beach, authorities said.
Investigators said in an affidavit filed Tuesday in federal court in San Diego that the agent was not seriously injured but the hit left a red mark on his forehead.
A total of 33 people were pulled from the water after the 40-foot trawling-style boat smashed into rocks and broke apart Sunday, tossing people into the rough sea off Cabrillo National Monument. Besides the three who died, two others were still hospitalized, including one in critical condition.
Congress faces a reckoning over immigration.
If it can’t pass at least two popular proposals this year, there may be no hope for improving what has been for decades a broken-down immigration system.
Certainly, a comprehensive overhaul is preferable, not to mention necessary. And, in a glass half-full view of the world, maybe that could happen, though past efforts have foundered in far less divisive times.
Passage of legislation to help so-called “dreamers” who came into the country illegally as children and undocumented farmworkers would show Congress can rise above its frequent partisan dysfunction and make changes that polls show have broad public support.
Man accused of piloting boat in fatal crash that killed three appears in court
During Hurtado s brief court appearance, the U.S. Attorney s Office moved to have him detained on the basis that he was a flight risk and danger to the community. Author: City News Service Updated: 6:35 PM PDT May 6, 2021
SAN DIEGO The alleged captain of a boat that crashed in coastal waters near Point Loma during an apparent human-smuggling operation, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, made his initial court appearance today.
According to a complaint filed in San Diego federal court, 39-year-old Antonio Hurtado, a U.S. citizen, was steering the vessel that crashed about 50 yards from the shore around 10 a.m. Sunday. He is charged with attempted bringing in of aliens at other than a port of entry and assault on a federal officer.
Passengers aboard a boat that sank near San Diego paid thousands to smugglers, authorities say
Passengers aboard a vessel that sank near San Diego on Sunday told investigators they each paid thousands of dollars to be smuggled into the US, according to a federal complaint filed Wednesday against the suspected captain of the boat.
The boat hit a reef and broke apart near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma around 10 a.m. PT, according to the complaint. Thirty-three people were pulled out of the water with three of the individuals found deceased.
One passenger remains in critical condition at a local hospital and two others are still receiving medical attention for their injuries as of Wednesday.
The captain of the boat that killed 3 people kneed a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the face who was trying to put a leg shackle on him on the beach, authorities said.