Otay Mesa Port of Entry

Travelers crossing from Tijuana to San Diego through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry should anticipate possible delays this week due to temporary lane closures, the General Services Administration of the United States (GSA) announced. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized two live toucans wrapped in stockings and hidden inside a purse from travelers attempting to smuggle them across the U.S.—Mexico border last month, according to the agency.

San Diego County is voting on a plan to spend $100 million in the fight against the Fentanyl epidemic. And, the U.S. and Mexico sign a revenue split agreement for the toll at the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry. Plus, Transportation Secretary is in San Diego.
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different incidents that occurred within an eight-hour time span, according to U.S. Border Patrol (USBP).

In a couple years, officials said, you’ll be able to pay a fee to cross the border in 20 minutes. The crossing is also poised to impact the climate and economy.

This toll border crossing would be a first in California. NBC 7’s Dana Griffin has the story.

An 18-month-old girl and her mother who were kidnapped over the weekend were found safe, according to Pico Rivera Sheriff’s Station Deputies.

Local, state and binational leaders gathered Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of seven new commercial truck lanes at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

Seven new commercial truck lanes have opened in Otay Mesa at the U.S.-Mexico border.

SDG&E is opening a new power energy storage facility in Kearny Mesa. Mayor Todd Gloria is in Washington D.C. trying to secure funding for the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Project. Plus, the State of the County Address is tonight at 6:10PM.
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Clashes, screams and even in some cases blows, have been seen in ports of entry in Tijuana to San Diego, almost a month after the restrictions on the border ended, the lines to cross have become longer and longer.

Three people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after falling from the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico just west of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Tuesday a group of people attempting to run across traffic lanes at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Monday night were Russian migrants.

The new northbound pedestrian bridge extension opened Sunday at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry. The bridge is said to reduce the distance pedestrians are required to travel from the port to the Otay Mesa Transit Center.

Businesses along the San Diego and Tijuana border have been impacted by the pandemic and the border travel restrictions put in place by the federal government in March 2020.

With average wait times around two hours at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, border businesses struggle with labor shortage, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan

A woman was killed and a man was wounded in a shooting near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry between the U.S.-Mexico border early Monday, the San Diego Police Department said.

Las filas en los puertos de entrada ya estaban complicadas por el regreso de turistas a EEUU por el puente vacacional de Memorial Day.

A man trying to sneak hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine into the United States under a shipment of green onions was arrested at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, authorities reported Monday.