Firefighters from Otay Mesa, California, and Border Patrol agents rescued three migrants who were "trapped" atop the border wall, authorities said Monday.
The Otay Mesa Fire Department received a request for help from border agents around 7:30 am local time to lower three individuals who had become stuck on the wall from the wall.
[The border wall built by Trump shoots up the number of migrants seriously injured and killed when trying to jump it]
It is a call for help on the wall that according to firefighters has become more and more frequent.
Firefighters and border agents rescue three people atop the border wall in Otay Mesa, California, on May 23, 2022. NBC San Diego
"It's a very common rescue that we've practiced here," Otay Mesa Fire Capt. Brett Bruno told our sister network's NBC affiliate station in San Diego.
"They can climb [supporting] between the gaps in the fences, but they can't go down this side without seriously injuring themselves."
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that it
detained three Mexican citizens,
who are being processed after their irregular entry into the country.
[Latinos in the United States are divided on the border wall, Axios and Noticias Telemundo survey reveals]
The incident comes after a federal judge barred the Joe Biden administration from ending Title 42, the policy that has restricted the right of migrants to seek asylum at the border.
The administration has said it plans to appeal the ruling, raising fears that the end of the Trump administration's policy to curb the pandemic will lead to an avalanche of migrants trying to enter the country to seek asylum.
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Since 2019, there has been an increase in accidents and deaths of migrants attempting to jump the border wall in San Diego County.
While 67 accidents were reported between 2016 and 2019,
between 2019 and 2021 that number increased to 375,
NBC San Diego reported.
According to experts at the UC San Diego Medical Center, the height of the wall is one of the biggest contributors to the rise in migrant injuries and deaths at the border.
Most spans vary between 20 and 30 feet in height (6 and 10 meters).