HOLTVILLE, Calif. — The maroon Ford Expedition was so heavy its wheels spun at first in the soft desert sand as it cleared a breach in the border wall. It then sped down a dirt road as Mexico disappeared in the rearview mirror. At the wheel was Jairo de Jesus Dueñas, 28, who planned to earn money to buy a car to drive for Uber in Mexico. They made it 15 miles up a desolate country road in California’s Imperial Valley, 110 miles east of San Diego. Perhaps he did not realize how long it would take to stop a vehicle loaded with 25 people.

Source: New York Times April 04, 2021 15:56 UTC