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Chinese migrant wanted for murder arrested at US-Mexico border

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Chinese migrant wanted for murder arrested at US-Mexico border

A Chinese migrant, wanted for murder in Los Angeles, was arrested and arrested after crossing the border and turning himself in to authorities, hoping to be released in the United States, according to Homeland Security sources.

The migrant – whose name is Junnan Ge – was arrested in the San Diego area on June 14 with a large group of migrants who surrendered to border agents in hopes of being allowed into the country, officials said. sources told the Post.

Junnan Ge, a Chinese migrant wanted for homicide, was arrested a second time at the border.
A Border Patrol bulletin regarding the arrest of a Chinese migrant on a homicide warrant. US Border Patrol

Border agents ran background checks upon their arrest and discovered that Ge, 37, had a warrant dating back to 2004 from Los Angeles for allegedly killing another person.

Ge also crossed the border in 2011 after the alleged murder. However, it is unclear whether he was released in the United States or expelled from the country at the time.

Border agents told the Post that their screening procedures are neither comprehensive nor foolproof — and agents know they have unknowingly released bad actors into the United States.

Yet they have managed to arrest 587 illegal immigrants with warrants and more than 10,000 people convicted of crimes since October 2023, according to federal data.

Border Patrol agents line up dozens of migrants along San Diego’s border wall, which has become the epicenter of illegal crossings. REUTERS
Border Patrol agents line up dozens of migrants along San Diego’s border wall, which has become the epicenter of illegal crossings. Michael Ho Wai Lee/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Migrants seeking asylum wait for a border agent to transport them for processing after crossing into San Diego. New York Post

Meanwhile, migrants from China have flocked to the United States illegally in record numbers.

Border agents have recorded more than 30,000 crossings of Chinese nationals since last October, according to internal data previously disclosed to the Post.

That number already exceeds the 24,000 people arrested trying to cross the border in the last fiscal year.

For comparison, in fiscal year 2021, only 342 Chinese migrants crossed the border.

A Border Patrol agent monitors the border in the busiest area of ​​the San Diego border. P.A.

Chinese migrants are mainly flocking to the San Diego area, where most migrants have transited in recent months.

In an attempt to crack down on illegal crossings, the Biden administration implemented a policy on June 5 that restricts access to the asylum system until the number of people crossing drops to an average of 1,500 per day for seven consecutive days.

In San Diego, however, migrants from more than 100 Eastern Hemisphere countries — including China — are exempt from that order and are largely being released to the United States with future court dates, according to a memo first disclosed and obtained by the Washington Examiner.

A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson did not immediately respond when reached for comment.