Volunteers from Borderlands Relief Collective are still upset about a water drop in late March where, they say, San Diego Sector Border Patrol Agents destroyed supplies.
SAN DIEGO — Volunteers from Borderlands Relief Collective are still upset about a water drop in late March where, they say, San Diego Sector Border Patrol Agents destroyed supplies left behind to help migrants in need.The group said it was a Saturday when they dropped the supplies. The volunteers say that they returned about an hour later and found everything was ruined.
"Everything had been destroyed, every single bottle had been dumped into the dirt, every zip lock bag containing socks, hats, other clothing had been ripped open," says volunteer David Greenblatt. Several of the volunteers, including Ph.D. student Emmet Noris, caught up with the agents they suspected ruined the supplies and confronted them. They captured a part of the confrontation on camera.
When asked about the incident, Customs and Border Protection sent ABC 10News the following statement: USBP leadership within San Diego Sector has emphasized to agents that they are not to remove or destroy water stations, food or other humanitarian aid left along trails within the Otay Mountain Wilderness. San Diego Sector shares a common goal with non-governmental organizations to preserve human life and to prevent injury. We do not condone or encourage the destruction of or tampering with of any water or food caches.
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