Migrants risk their lives to seek protection and opportunities in the U.S., often when the asylum system is inaccessible to them. Many migrants who attempt to cross into the country by sea are rescued or recovered from the beaches and coastal areas that San Diegans call home.
The mission of U.S Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations Unit is to save lives, which is a hard thing to do amid dangerous offshore.
iStock/fstop123(LOS ANGELES) As the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams prepare to take the field for the Super Bowl on Sunday, law enforcement officials
iStock/fstop123(LOS ANGELES) As the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams prepare to take the field for the Super Bowl on Sunday, law enforcement officials tell ABC News they're preparing to secure the big game from potential threats and criminal activity. ABC News embedded with U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations to see the safety concerns around Sofi Stadium and the Los Angeles Convention Center home to the Super Bowl and its various weekend activities. The stadium is close to Los Angeles International Airport and it is common from inside the stadium to see planes flying at low altitudes overhead. That creates a number of problematic scenarios, authorities say. "Two things are kind of keeping me up at night. One is the population density of Los Angeles County," said Brandon Tucker, the deputy director of air operations with CFP's Air and Marine Operations in San Diego. "Additionally, airspace density." Law enforcemen