A police pursuit in Escondido ended Wednesday in a homeowner’s living room.

Escondido police spotted a driver wanted on a burglary charge and tried to pull him over at about 1:45 p.m.

However, the driver took off with officers close behind.

As he neared Cherry Place and Greenview Street, the driver came to a dead end, lost control and crashed into a home.

Officers then took him into custody without incident. The suspect was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, and police said they discovered the car he was driving was stolen.

No one else was hurt.
 

 Three San Diego cabinet-making companies have been cited by a California labor enforcement task force for using unguarded saws that put employees at risk for serious injury.

California OSHA inspectors on the Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) issued the safety orders on the unguarded table saws to M. Stanton Company and E&A Cabinets, both in San Ysidro, and Custom Carpentry Solutions in Chula Vista, on Feb. 17 and 18. The citation means employers must correct the hazardous conditions before using the machinery again.

The three companies also violated other labor laws, LETF said.

E&A Cabinets and Custom Carpentry Solutions were issued stop orders for not having worker’s compensation insurance.

"Our focus is to protect workers and ensure that companies comply with labor and safety laws," said LETF Chief Dominic Forrest. In a statement "We issue stop orders when we find hazards that require immediate action to prevent serious injury. Employers are further prohibited from continuing operations until they have workers' compensation insurance coverage for all of their employees."

E&A Cabinets was fined $21,392, Custom Carpentry Solutions was fined $31,928 and M. Stanton Company was fined $105,000. Once officials finish their investigation, the businesses may be cited with additional fines.

Leads on underground employers and reports of labor law violations can be submitted online through LETF's Online Referral Form, by emailing the information to LETF@dir.ca.gov, or by calling LETF toll-free at 1-855-297-5322.

Nobody likes getting a traffic ticket, and finding a way out of one isn’t easy.

Most drivers who fight their ticket will end up in a courtroom in front of a judge or commissioner. They plead their case and face the traffic officer who pulled them over. But in California, there is another way to go to trial and you never have to step into a courtroom.

It’s called Trial by Declaration.

“You don’t have to pay for parking, you’re not inconvenienced, you’re not waiting around in a long line with other people,” Geoff Mousseau, the founder of the website ca-ticket.com, said.

Mousseau and his nephew Matthew created the website to help make it easier to fight tickets through declaration.

For $89 the ca-ticket.com site walks you through the legal process. With citation in hand, you follow the drop-down menu, and the website emails you a written declaration that you sign and send by registered mail. Their website does not help people with DUI tickets, parking violations or tickets that involve an accident.

“There’s nothing complicated about it,” said Mousseau. “If you can write a letter to your grandmother, you can fold this information up, put it in an envelope and send it off to the court.”

California drivers have been allowed to fight their ticket through the mail for nearly 17 years. In San Diego County, of those people who challenge their tickets, 15 percent use the Trial by Declaration method.

“Simply by doing this you have a much greater chance of prevailing than if you went to trial on your own,” said Mousseau.

He said with traditional traffic court, the officer is paid to appear, but in Trial by Declaration it is simply more paperwork. If the officer does not respond to the ticket and complete the paperwork it is dismissed.

“We send you the paperwork and you have 25 days to file your statement of what happened,” said Superior Court Executive Officer Mike Roddy. “Once we get that, then the officer has 25 days.”

One of the major differences with Trial by Declaration is that your letter must include your bail and the amount on the ticket, which can range from $150 to $500. If you go to traditional traffic court, you don’t have to pay the ticket until a decision is made by the judge.

Mousseau said they do not track people who use their website or keep any identifying information. He said they have only heard from two people who have not been successful in challenging their tickets.

But what if you lose? The advantage of Trial by Declaration is that you can ask for a physical trial and an actual trial if you don’t like the results of the trial by mail method: meaning you get a second chance.

Raging flames ripped through a boat parked in the driveway of a home in San Diego’s Encanto area Wednesday, sending plumes of heavy, thick smoke into the air.

The blaze sparked just after 11 a.m. in the 6800 block of Brooklyn Avenue. Aerial video showed the flames erupting from the boat as dark smoke blanketed the neighborhood.

Crews with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) quickly surrounded the vessel and began to tackle the flames. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the boat and prevent it from spreading to the many homes nearby.

By 11:20 a.m., the flames were completely out and crews were mopping up hot spots. No injuries were reported.

The cause of the boat fire is under investigation.

Think back to your childhood, when you loved to draw buildings, the sort of rectangles that not only came with the traditional windows and doors but also legs and antennae and Saturn-like rings and a cool glass slide waaaay near the top to top off a host of fantastical features.

Structures don't yet have legs or antennae -- though surely that's coming -- but the tallest building west of the Mississippi is about to make your childhood coloring book dream a reality: The U.S. Bank Tower's upcoming OUE Skyspace will include a glass slide that phooshes guests from the 70th floor to the 69th.

Yes, "phooshes," for that is the sound one makes while flying down a glass-bottomed slide, especially, we imagine, a slide that is 70 floors above the street below.

DTLAexplorer, which has been covering the unusual, and unusually high, observation deck set to arrive in the downtown area in June, sounded an emphatic "OMG!" at word of the glass slide, an exclamation surely to be seconded by many upon encountering it.

How many feet does the Skyslide sit above terra firm? Around 1,000, a figure that's sure to put it in the seemingly fictional realm of super, totally, waaaay up there experiences, like the X-Scream at The Stratosphere in Las Vegas and Skywalk near Grand Canyon National Park.

Making the OUE Skyspace slide a bit different from playground slides is the fact that there will be admission to the observation deck. It's $25, a get-in fee which will allow visitors the chance to wander about the art-laden location and enjoy the 360-degree views.

Oh yes, and the slide outside.

The only question that remains for those willing to try LA's cloud-close glass slide is this: eyes opened or eyes closed? Does anything else need to be discussed at this point?

You don't need to answer that brain-twister -- and heart-twister -- just yet, but you will need to move on tickets soon, if you want to be at the OUE Skyspace in its early opening days. Tickets for the lofty look-around space go on sale to the public on Friday, March 18. 

John Kasich says it's important to "stop Mr. Trump," and predicts that if he wins his home state of Ohio March 15, the GOP primary likely will end with a contested convention in Cleveland.

The Ohio governor says the nomination fight is "probably" headed to a convention, "and it's gonna be the most exciting time."

While he largely declined to go after Trump, Kasich says he wants a "more positive approach" to finding solutions for the country. He's long declined to engage with his rivals, pledging to maintain a positive campaign. Kasich said Mitt Romney's blistering remarks against Trump on Thursday morning amounted to "fair criticism" but said voters who support Trump will not be swayed by people "trashing" the businessman.

He adds that the country is "not going to solve the problems in America by knocking the pieces off the chess board or yelling at somebody."

The infant who garnered online fame as "Bernie Baby" has reportedly died of sudden infant death syndrome(SIDS), according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family. He was just four months old.

Oliver Jack Carter Lomas delighted social media followers as a smiley impersonation of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

His mother, Susan Lomas, shared photos of little Oliver donning a wild white-haired wig and glasses, styled after the Vermont senator.

Lomas even brought him to one Sander's rallies in Las Vegas, where the senator met his youngest supporter. A photo of Sander's holding his mini doppelgänger at the event went viral. 

"Oliver Jack Carter Lomas...I love you dearly, I love you most. I love you with all my heart and soul. I know that God will keep you near since God and truth are here," Lomas wrote in a Facebook post about her son's death.

He passed away on Feb. 25, according to "Today."

A GoFundMe page has been set up by Oliver's Aunt, Anastasia Lomas, and the rest of the Lomas family. Funds are being raised to provide for the boy's "wake, funeral, and burial expenses." 

According to the Center Disease Control and Prevention, SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants one to 12 months old. The CDC says researchers can’t be sure how often these deaths happen because there are no tests to tell SIDS apart from suffocation, which can occur from soft bedding or overlay.

About 1,500 infants died of SIDS in 2014, the CDC reports.
 

Four angry Idaho high school students took revenge on their principal by burning his house while he and his family were inside, according to police, NBC News reported.

The principal, Mark Heleker, escaped with his wife and grown daughter on Feb. 22 when a fire spread to the house from a plastic trash can in they driveway. The fire destroyed their home and three cars parked in the driveway.

The four teenagers, who bragged about the incident on Snapchat, are all in custody. Payette police said they gave information about the fire that had not yet been made public.

Two of the boys face first-degree arson charges. All four are charged with conspiracy to commit arson. 

A Mississippi man charged with capital murder remained on the lam Thursday morning, triggering a multi-agency pursuit around the Vicksburg jail from which he escaped a day earlier, NBC News reported.

Rafael McCloud, 34, is believed to be armed and dangerous after he used a makeshift weapon to briefly overpower one of three guards on duty at the Warren County Jail before sunrise Wednesday. 

McCloud is accused in the kidnapping and slaying of 69-year-old Sharon Wilson, who police say was badly beaten and raped last June. Her body was found in an abandoned hospital by ghost hunters who noticed a trail of blood, WLBT reported.

A teenager testified Thursday that her friend’s father, a U.S. Border Patrol agent, gave her cocaine and lingerie and took photos of her while performing sex acts. 

The young woman was the prosecution’s key witness against Daniel Alfredo Spear, who faces charges of forcible lewd and lascivious acts on a person under the age of 18 and administering or furnishing drugs to a minor.

Spear did not look at the teenager as she described how Spear allegedly touched her while she slept at his home on the Fourth of July.

She testified Spear brought cocaine, money, lingerie and a camera to the Dana Inn in the Mission Bay area on October 20.

Spear, 45, arrived to court holding hands with his wife. His defense attorney said the couple provided the teenager with money to pay for food and rent.

The defense also asked the teenager about her medical condition fibromyalgia which she acknowledges affects her memory. Spear's defense attorney also brought up problems Jane Doe was having with her mother.

San Diego Police Detective Brian Sanchez testified Spear had more than 10 photos of the victim on the defendant’s phone.

Several of them showed the teenager posing in lingerie on a bed matching those inside the Dana Inn, Sanchez testified.

Superior Court Judge Joan Weber ruled enough evidence was presented at the pretrial hearing and ordered Spear to stand trial.

The U.S. Border Patrol has placed Spear on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation. An internal investigation has since been launched.

Four people have pleaded not guilty in the case of an alleged love-fueled killing that led to the discovery of a possible human trafficking ring on a Southern California Indian reservation.

Christalina Indish, 35, was stabbed to death Friday at a home on the 36300 block of Tusil Road. Her mother sat in court Wednesday to see her daughter’s accused killers.

"I forgive them, though," Elizabeth Indish told NBC 7 San Diego. "With my heart, I forgive them for what they did. My daughter was a loving girl, a very loving girl."

Indish's on-and-off boyfriend of eight months, Darrell Wohlford, along with his new girlfriend, Cindy Ceballos, and two other women, Natalie Ceballos and Casandra Alto, face murder charges in connection with the attack. The four pleaded not guilty.

According to prosecutors, Indish was stabbed after Wohlford, joined by the three other women, demanded she come out of her home on the Campo Indian Reservation Friday morning.

Wohlford held Indish’s hair while Cindy Ceballos stabbed her in the chest, heart and neck, prosecutors said. Deputies arrived to find Indish suffering obvious signs of trauma to her upper body. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

When San Diego County Sheriff's investigators entered the home, they allegedly found 17 undocumented immigrants in back bedrooms, authorities said.

The immigrants were taken to the Campo Border Patrol Station for processing and interviews. It is unclear whether they were workers held there against their will or if they were being trafficked.

Indish's brother, Sonny Fitzgerald, said he suspected his sister's ex, Wohlford, was motivated by jealousy after Indish met another love interest.

"He couldn’t handle the rejection," Fitzgerald explained. "Christaline wanted to move on in positive ways. He wasn’t the right type, she knew that. She already found someone else she was interested in."

Fitzgerald said his sister had recently moved into the house and had only just begun to make it a home.

"One of the first things she wanted to do was buy some roses and put it in front and make a garden," he said. "Then it would be a real home; the flowers are about to go into full bloom pretty soon."

Elizabeth Indish said she is planning a funeral for her daughter to properly lay her to rest. When she thinks of her, she still remembers the small things.

“She would call me in the morning,” Elizabeth said. “Still, when I hear my phone ring in the morning, I think it’s her.”

Wohlford was held on $2 million bail, Cindy Ceballos was held on $1 million bail and the other two accused were held on $500,000 bail each. Information on an attorneys for the suspects was not immediately available.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call 858-974-2321 or the SDSO after hours number at 858-565-5200. You can also remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

San Diego-based celebrity chef Brian Malarkey is rolling out a new restaurant in Little Italy this spring and he has just laid out the recipe for the eatery – from the concept to the culinary team.

Herb & Wood is slated to open next month at 2210 Kettner Blvd. The project is also spearheaded by Malarkey’s business partner, Christopher Puffer.

The menu will revolve around a custom, wood-fired oven and simple, rustic dishes that rely on seasonal vegetables, proteins and local provisions. One signature item is the Stuffed Branzino with Meyer lemon, parsley, chives, and chervil, wrapped in prosciutto and roasted. It’s topped with chili tapenade made with Castelvatrano olives, Calabrian chilis, shallot and garlic.

Other dishes include Local Tuna & Uni Crudo with apple, shallot, herb relish and cucumber citrus broth; Wood Fire King Trumpet Mushrooms with lemon verbena and house churned butter; and Grilled Swordfish with yogurt, farro, pea sprouts and charred carrots in a curry vinaigrette.

Pastas will be made in-house, including Triagoli with smoked rabbit sausage, burrata, Meyer lemon and pistachios. The wood-fire oven will churn out gourmet pizzas with tasty toppings including seasonal veggies, to house-made sausage and salumi.

Puffer, who will serve as general manager at Herb & Wood, says the team that will open the highly-anticipated eatery is chalk-full of culinary all-stars.

“It's a celebrated chef, an experienced GM and a collection of friends and family whose dream is to open a culinary institution in Little Italy,” he said.

In the kitchen, Malarkey will be joined by co-chef Shane McIntyre. The pair go way back.

McIntyre began his culinary career when he served as Chef de Cuisine at Malarkey’s original Searsucker restaurant. He later became corporate chef, opening various locations across the country. Last summer, McIntyre started overseeing the kitchen of both of Malarkey’s greenACRE locations in San Diego, as well as Farmer & the Seahorse.

“Shane has shared my passion for all things culinary since we met—he has cooked with me, taught me and inspired me, as he does with everyone in the kitchens he has worked,” said Malarkey. “We are thrilled to push each other out of our comfort zones of styles and flavors and move in a new challenging direction with simply prepared dishes that focus on subtleties.”

The menu at Herb & Wood will include breads and desserts that complement the cuisine, plus house-made pizza dough aged for 48 hours prior to use.

The pastry and baking program will be helmed by executive pastry chef Adrian Mendoza, who’s previously with Malarkey at Herringbone and Searsucker. Mendoza plans to bring sweet offerings to the table, including Blueberry Soufflé with whipped buttermilk and blueberry compote.

Behind the bar, Willem Van Leuven, the San Diego chapter president of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, will lead the eatery’s cocktail program. Van Leuven recently did the same for popular San Diego spots Puesto and Prohibition. The cocktail menu will focus on old-school throwbacks, herbs and other savory ingredients.

Finally, Mark Yost has been tapped to serve as assistant general manager. He honed his skills at Searsucker San Diego and Herringbone in West Hollywood, California. Yost is also curating the wine list. Alisha Stoun, who has opened nine restaurants with Malarkey and Puffer over the last six years, will help guide logistics for Herb & Wood.

The team says their main mission is to create an energetic eatery, where patrons will want to spend plenty of time sipping and savoring – from cocktails to dessert.

For now, Herb & Wood will open nightly for dinner. Weekend brunch will be added down the road.

To date, Malarkey has opened multiple restaurants in the San Diego food scene including Herringbone in La Jolla, two installments of his fast-casual concept greenACRE and those successful Searsuckers.

Malarkey rose to fame as a finalist on the television competition, “Top Chef,” and has since starred as a mentor on “The Taste,” and appeared on other TV food programs.

He grew up in Oregon before enrolling in Le Cordon Bleu in Portland, according to his website. Malarkey worked for several years in the Los Angeles restaurant industry before bursting onto the San Diego food scene and joining The Oceanaire Seafood Room as an executive chef and partner, and later opening his own local restaurants.
 

The United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service could soon begin laying charges on people who create fake online profiles to harass, humiliate or “troll” others, NBC News reported.

The new rule also extends to users who open an account and impersonate the victim using their name.

Although Facebook and Twitter have systems to weed out “impostor accounts,” it’s estimated that one in four Internet users have been harassed online.

The United Kingdom is also urging businesses to create plans for cybersecurity.  

A 20-year-old baby sitter in the San Francisco Bay Area has been charged with felony child abuse after a hidden nanny camera allegedly caught her trying to smother a child who wouldn't stop crying, court documents show.

Moriah Pulani Gonzales of Livermore, California was charged Feb. 22 by the Alameda County District Attorney. She was booked and released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin ahead of her arraignment Friday.

According to the police report attached to Gonzales' charging documents, two mothers, identified only as Amanda and Nicole, called Livermore police on Feb. 18 to say their 13-month-old son had been abused, and the act was captured on a secret camera in their toddler’s room.

Footage showed the nanny pacing back and forth, apparently trying to calm the boy, according to the police report. After bouncing him up and down, she lowered him into his crib with her hands near his face.

Her back was to the camera, but the child's "clear audible" crying changed to a "muffled cry," the report states. After a few seconds, the boy began to squirm and kick, then went limp.

Police said Gonzales then picked the boy up and released her hands from his face, at which point he again began to cry. She placed him back in the crib and left the room.

When police interviewed her Feb. 19, Gonzales provided a statement "completely inconsistent" with the video and was surprised to learn a camera had been in the room, authorities said. She "insisted" she didn’t put the boy down for a nap and denied hurting him in any way, according to the report. 

A woman who answered a phone number listed for Gonzales hung up on a reporter Thursday. Someone looked out through the blinds at her home but didn't answer the door.

Neighbor Jim Ward, whose daughter is friends with Gonzales, found the allegations shocking.

"She seems like a normal person," Ward said. "She's a normal girl."

Gonzales advertised her services on the popular baby-sitting website Care.com, which touts itself as the "largest online destination for care." On its website, the company says it is not responsible for the "conduct of any care provider or care seeker."

"Care.com provides information and tools to help care seekers and care providers connect and make informed decisions," the site says.

Background checks are not required. Parents can choose to do their own background checks on baby sitters and must pay for the service. It's unclear whether the mothers in this case checked out Gonzales first. 

In a statement, the company apologized and said it's working with police.

"We are deeply troubled by this incident and our thoughts are with the family," the statement read. "The safety of our community is of paramount importance to us and we have proactively contacted local law enforcement to provide whatever assistance we can in this matter."

NBC Bay Area's Lisa Fernandez, Bob Redell and Henry Mulak contributed to this report.

A team of American experts is headed to Ethiopia as part of an emergency response to the country’s worst drought in 50 years, NBC News reported.

USAID announced Thursday it would deploy the team to provide the government and other agencies with technical support.

More than 10 million people are at risk of hunger in Ethiopia, and more than 400,000 children face malnutrition. Crops and livestock have died after the failure of two rainy seasons in a row.

The United Nations says $1.4 billion in funding is needed for the response in the country. Only half that amount has been provided by international donors.  

It’s been two months since a Goodwill store in Escondido was badly damaged during powerful El Niño storms but after closing and rebuilding, the business plans to reopen this Friday.

On Jan. 6, the Goodwill store located at 506 W. Washington Ave., felt the wrath of the heavy rainfall that pummeled San Diego County. That night, after rain had pooled atop roof of the thrift store, the roof collapsed, sending water rushing into the business.

As the roof caved in, chunks of the building flew into the store, the rain soaking the floor, clothing and merchandise inside.

Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident but the flooded store did have to shut down for business to undergo extensive repairs.

Eight weeks later, the work has been completed and the store plans to reopen to the public, Darlene Cossio, director of communications for Goodwill Industries of San Diego County, told NBC 7.

To her knowledge, Cossio said this has been the longest time period a local Goodwill has closed for repairs – especially due to rain-related damage.

Cossio said several Goodwill employees were displaced during the closure, but they stayed with Goodwill and will be back at work this weekend.

The reopening comes just a few days before another major El Niño-fueled storm is forecasted to hit the county.

Goodwill staffers said they thought they did everything right during the last El Nino storm, which is still very vivid.

"It was raining hard. Windy. There was a 20-foot hole and water was cascading into the store," said store manager Chris Owens.

Fire Battalion Chief Mike Bertrand recommends preparing as much as you can before the storms.

"It's better to be prepared, make sure your rain gutters are clear that you don't have debris around your house ... go ahead and get sand bags and secure those areas before it happens," he said.

 A man was found dead on Wednesday evening in a suspected murder at the Pala Indian Reservation.

Deputies from the Valley Center Substation discovered the body at 11 p.m. after receiving a call directing them to a home at 1321 Robles Way, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

The Sheriff’s Department says the victim was about 45 years old, with clearly identifiable wounds on his upper body indicating foul play.

An autopsy is being conducted by the Medical Examiner’s Office to determine exactly how he died, and detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail are continuing their investigation.

If anyone has information about this case, they can call Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. There is a $1,000 award for tips that lead to an arrest.

Year-round sunshine. Beaches. Craft beer. Balboa Park. Of course San Diego is a traveler’s destination!

Hotels.com ranked America’s Finest City as the No. 4 most popular destination for U.S. travelers. The ranking was made as part of the vacation site’s 2015 Hotel Price Index.

San Diego’s average price for a hotel increased 3 percent to $147; a modest rise when you compare it to Los Angeles.

In fact, San Diego edged out the larger city to the north in the ranking; LA was ranked as the No. 5 most popular vacation destination.

Las Vegas was the No. 1 destination, followed by New York City and then Orlando at No. 3.

San Francisco was the third city to make the list, ranking in at No. 7.

NBC News has learned that the head of the American Freedom Party has prepared a robocall attacking Mitt Romney for Utah residents.

Party head and white nationalist William Johnson told NBC News that the calls may go out as soon as 8 p.m. ET. Johnson is also planning on a robocall for Idaho and possibly other states. His group has targeted voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Vermont.

According to the transcript of the robocall, which was provided to NBC News, Johnson calls Romney and the GOP establishment “mean-spirited” who are trying to “protect big moneyed interests.” Johnson calls Trump “a populist” who “cares about the working man.” 

A Brazilian man trying to illegally enter the United States was caught crammed inside the gas tank compartment of an SUV at a border checkpoint in Southern California, officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed.

The bizarre border bust happened around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Calexico East Port of Entry, located approximately 130 miles southeast of downtown San Diego.

CBP officers noticed a 2001 Toyota Sequoia entering the east port. The SUV – driven by a 40-year-old U.S. Citizen – was referred to another point at the port of entry for further examination.

While inspecting the SUV, officers used an imaging system and found anomalies in the gas tank and under the back seats. As officers scoured the vehicle, they discovered a man hidden inside the gas tank, which had been partially modified to include a large, human-sized compartment.

The man, a 38-year-old citizen of Brazil with no legal documents to enter the U.S., was extracted from the compartment and taken into custody by CBP officers.

The driver of the SUV, a resident of Calexico, California, whose name was not released, was arrested at the checkpoint on suspicion of human smuggling. He will face federal charges, CBP officials said. He was booked into the Imperial County Jail, and his vehicle was seized by officers.

Following the driver’s legal proceedings, CBP officials said the Brazilian man will be removed from the U.S.

David Salazar, Acting Port Director for the Calexico Ports of Entry, said the vast majority of human smuggling attempts at that particular spot involve citizens from Mexico, as the checkpoint is right on the U.S.-Mexico border.

However, from time to time, Salazar said officers do encounter “smuggling attempts involving citizens from Central and South America, as well as other areas around the world.”

“CBP has no tolerance for violations of immigration law, especially cases involving human smuggling in such hazardous conditions,” he added.

According to the CBP, in fiscal year 2014, officers at border crossings between California and Mexico apprehended more than 33,000 people trying to enter the U.S. illegally.