This is the astonishing moment shots were fired as US Border Patrol pursued a panga boat packed with illegal migrants off the coast of San Diego.
Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations on Wednesday shared footage of agents chasing the vessel and deploying multiple warning rounds near San Clemente Island on Feb. 2.
The border agents could be seen blaring their sirens before racing alongside the small craft and ordering it to a halt in both Spanish and English.
The clip cuts to the small boat appearing to speed up and try to escape, until the officers moved ahead and cut off the vessel.
The video then shows the agents boarding the boat, lifting the illegal immigrants into their vessel, and zip-tying them toward the bow.
Border Patrol in California later confirmed 12 people were detained, including three minors and one aged just 11.
In the video, a high-speed chase unfolds with agents pursuing the boat, which had around a dozen people on board. The agents appeared to be yelling commands in Spanish. Border Patrol vessels eventually intercepted the boat, and two to three officers were seen in the footage to board it after firing two warning shots.
Maritime migrant detections nearly doubled in 2021 to 14,500 incidents, though funding for these missions has remained stagnant at around $1.2billion, the Migration Policy Institute reports.
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