General Reports

[Sol12]

According to the Customs website Pedi West has been closed. According to an article from a coupe of months ago it's due to staffing shortages and has been closed for a couple of months.

Most papers just report on what they are told and don't investigate. They've been telling that staffing BS for some time now. The port director even came up with the claim that it was also due to new hires not getting trained or something because of COVID. They are using Pedwest for the asylum seekers that are in the shelters or other parts of Tijuana waiting for their report date to be processed and let into the US. Also if Title 42 does go away it will only get worse.

Also for those in California the governor went to Mexicali last week to visit shelters and was with the Baja governor. He said he would continue to fight for them and helping them to come to the US. The next day he goes on with the media and cries that the immigration policies are hurting California because of the costs. So he only declares things a problem when he is looking for the federal government to give him money for problems that he caused.

[Sol12]

Many factors contribute to the long line. #1 they never reopened ped west. #2 staff is busy with open border policy so everyone running across border or swimming across or taking boats across knowing I beleive only Mexicans can be sent back. All other countries tries usually remain in usa. #3 skyrocketing Tijuana and san diego population compared to 10 years ago. #4 this is the week everyone is going to see family so they need to get to usa get to San Diego or lax airport or take their bus to whatever city their family in usa is in. #5 30% of the people crossing right now are just going shopping. The problem with so many people crossing with mexican visas, is, its very easy to lend your visa to someone the same height and age as they all have the same color hair. So people deported probably try and walk in every 30 minutes I would guess. So staff has to ask another questions to at least try and catch some people. If you look in the office you will usually see some people sitting down Ankle cuffed to the benches.

#2. In October they added Venezuelans to this list since so many were coming. They were supposed to deport them back to Mexico if caught, the first report was that they were going to deport 200 per day to 5 different cities, Tijuana being one. It's seems they in forced this for a short time but different reports I've read is that now it's up to CBP officers on Weather! To let them in. Unfortunately I can't verify this.

#5. Now it's been a few years since I crossed but I was under the impression that they have cameras now when you talk to the officers for facial recognition in order to help speed the process. So I would think this has reduced people trying to use the "using a different persons Visa that they look like" game. Even when crossing the Sentri the other day I noticed the cameras where you hold your card out and the camera 1 said driver and camera 2 said passenger. So it seems like they are doing that for cars now as well. I remember when the new port director took over she mentioned one way to speed up crossing times was with this type of updated technology.

[Sol12]

Volaris is notorious for over booking so that $10 is worth it to secure a seat.

I've noticed since more people started traveling in 2021 that Volaris would send me a email offering to pay me if I took a later flight to my destination. I never spend the extra money to choose my seat since it doesn't matter. I have yet to have them tell me the plane is overbooked and make me take a different flight.

[Sol12]

Normally crossing back into the US in the afternoons and early evenings is not a issue. If the lines only extend to the pedestrian bridge then the wait is not too long.

I crossed back on Monday at 8:30 and I was interested to see how bad the line was thinking that people would be crossing early to be at the stores when they open but it was only backed up to the pedestrian bridge. Today as I write this Tuesday 2 pm the wait to cross by foot at SY was only 1 hour the Otay crossing says 90 minutes with the car traffic a little longer also. So some might be trying to use Otay to save time but it's actually longer.

I've seen a FB page mentioned a few times in different articles in the local paper but never tried it. It's "cómo está la línea hoy", I imagine it's in Spanish so you might have to do some basic translation but with the numbers posted I would think most anyone could figure it out. The good thing is it has lots of members and it's supposed to be updated from those in line or have just crossed. Maybe this will help for those of you deciding if it's worth it to leave the Zona or those of you that need to catch a flight.

[Azfriole]

Just returned from Tijuana yesterday afternoon. The HK driver takes us back to the border to a line oss from as around 90 minutes.

As the bus was driving us to the border checkpoint, I saw a longer pedestrian line than I've ever seen in my life. I'm just guessing it would've been a 3-4 hour wait in that line, if not a lot longer. So I'm actually really glad the HK driver decided to take me to the bus line instead, LOL. Might end up using that option again as it was a pretty smooth process. It was just really odd because all the times HK has driven me back to the border they've never taken me to the bus line, they've always taken me to the pedestrian line. Maybe he just realized the ped line was super long so just wanted to save me some time.

I've used the bus several times, usually saves saves some time plus you are sitting instead of standing most of the wait. Sometimes the pedal line is quicker depending on its length and how long you have to wait for the bus to load etc. Pro top. During the summers and afternoons always sit on the right side of bus, that sun can get hot sitting on the left side, especially if the window doesn't have a shade.

[BrotherMouzone]

Just returned from Tijuana yesterday afternoon. The HK driver takes us back to the border to a line that I wasn't familiar with. I straight up ask him "is this the line to cross the border"? He says yes. I'm tired and not really paying attention so I just go to the back of the line and wait. I just assumed the pedestrian line was probably longer than usual so was extended out to an area I wasn't familiar with.

After 30 minutes or so of waiting I realize that it's actually not the pedestrian line, it's the line to catch one of those Tijuana to SD buses that cross the border (I'd never taken one of these buses before). I was disappointed because I'd just assumed I was in the pedestrian line but I'd already been waiting 30+ minutes in that line so I wasn't going to get out at that point to go to the pedestrian line. Ended up costing $10 for a bus ticket, which wasn't bad at all. The entire time it took to cross from when I first got into line to getting past the USA customs official was around 90 minutes.

As the bus was driving us to the border checkpoint, I saw a longer pedestrian line than I've ever seen in my life. I'm just guessing it would've been a 3-4 hour wait in that line, if not a lot longer. So I'm actually really glad the HK driver decided to take me to the bus line instead, LOL. Might end up using that option again as it was a pretty smooth process. It was just really odd because all the times HK has driven me back to the border they've never taken me to the bus line, they've always taken me to the pedestrian line. Maybe he just realized the ped line was super long so just wanted to save me some time.

[Hargow20]

Normally crossing back into the US in the afternoons and early evenings is not a issue. If the lines only extend to the pedestrian bridge then the wait is not too long.

Yikes. Will stay away from that time. Friday nights later are still good to cross. 9 pm I crossed with no wait yesterday. Also crossed a few weeks ago on a Saturday night about the same time with 10 min wait..

[Jackie888]

So true. Also if you want a better seat they will sell you one for maybe $10 extra etc.

-G.

Volaris is notorious for over booking so that $10 is worth it to secure a seat.

[Hoboken16]

A wingman sent me this pic taken from the local press.

Ped East line to enter US was unusually long, stretched back to the taxi stand, doubled back on the same path, wrapped around the park back to the street with the taxi stand and went over the bridge, estimated over 3-mile long line of people waiting to cross. These people have visas, not migrant. It probably took 5 to 6 ours to clear that line. Just look at the pics.

In previous years long lines of cars and people crossed into the US near Christmas to shop, but I never ever saw a pedestrian line this long, about 5 to 6 x normal. What's going on?.

Before New Year, the bros without SENTRI or GE should avoid returning during the day time.

According to the Customs website Pedi West has been closed. According to an article from a coupe of months ago it's due to staffing shortages and has been closed for a couple of months.

[Dogers69]

A wingman sent me this pic taken from the local press.

Ped East line to enter US was unusually long, stretched back to the taxi stand, doubled back on the same path, wrapped around the park back to the street with the taxi stand and went over the bridge, estimated over 3-mile long line of people waiting to cross. These people have visas, not migrant. It probably took 5 to 6 ours to clear that line. Just look at the pics.

In previous years long lines of cars and people crossed into the US near Christmas to shop, but I never ever saw a pedestrian line this long, about 5 to 6 x normal. What's going on?.

Before New Year, the bros without SENTRI or GE should avoid returning during the day time.

Many factors contribute to the long line. #1 they never reopened ped west. #2 staff is busy with open border policy so everyone running across border or swimming across or taking boats across knowing I beleive only Mexicans can be sent back. All other countries tries usually remain in usa. #3 skyrocketing Tijuana and san diego population compared to 10 years ago. #4 this is the week everyone is going to see family so they need to get to usa get to San Diego or lax airport or take their bus to whatever city their family in usa is in. #5 30% of the people crossing right now are just going shopping. The problem with so many people crossing with mexican visas, is, its very easy to lend your visa to someone the same height and age as they all have the same color hair. So people deported probably try and walk in every 30 minutes I would guess. So staff has to ask another questions to at least try and catch some people. If you look in the office you will usually see some people sitting down Ankle cuffed to the benches.

[Dogers69]

But still something to "have" No?

That is there are still some girls who have no other family to go back to other than the P4P and also many mens in the same situation.

All the while writing this and not very drunk listening to this incredibly uplifting trance song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwafKa6vF68

Start at about 4:25 to get into the best part!

Well I have never showed up in hk on Christmas but yes anyway there's plenty of girls to bang. I mean maybe on Christmas many even living in Tijuana won't go in. Actually a girl I know told me 2 weeks ago she's gona go to hk after she ding the 1st half day with her son and her family. I think there's 2 kinds of guys that go to hk. Well 3. People like myself who go to hang out not pay for sex because they aren't si gle or they are broke. Theres the guys who have high sex drive they need sex bad not overly oconcerned with if the girl is friendly, smiling, or insisting on CBJ. These guys will find woman to have sex with. The 3rd kind of guys is extremely picky on looks wants a certain type and hot spinner under 30. Those guys will likely find the section Christmas week reduced co. Par3 d to other weeks and any hot girl is gona have 10 fold in elections looking to enter her.

[Gregyyr]

I was in Tijuana yesterday to see my dentist. When I arrived in Tijuana the line extended almost 3/4 of way back on the bridge by the taxi's. Was going to visit the Zona. But my mom had to go the hospital and so headed back around 5 pm. Had to wait 2 hours to cross back into the US. My guess the lines are longer because of holiday's. The pedestrian lines have been longer for about 2 months now.

Yikes. Will stay away from that time. Friday nights later are still good to cross. 9 pm I crossed with no wait yesterday. Also crossed a few weeks ago on a Saturday night about the same time with 10 min wait.

G.

[Hargow20]

I was in Tijuana yesterday to see my dentist. When I arrived in Tijuana the line extended almost 3/4 of way back on the bridge by the taxi's. Was going to visit the Zona. But my mom had to go the hospital and so headed back around 5 pm. Had to wait 2 hours to cross back into the US. My guess the lines are longer because of holiday's. The pedestrian lines have been longer for about 2 months now.

A wingman sent me this pic taken from the local press.

Ped East line to enter US was unusually long, stretched back to the taxi stand, doubled back on the same path, wrapped around the park back to the street with the taxi stand and went over the bridge, estimated over 3-mile long line of people waiting to cross. These people have visas, not migrant. It probably took 5 to 6 ours to clear that line. Just look at the pics.

In previous years long lines of cars and people crossed into the US near Christmas to shop, but I never ever saw a pedestrian line this long, about 5 to 6 x normal. What's going on?.

Before New Year, the bros without SENTRI or GE should avoid returning during the day time.

[Captain Solo]

A wingman sent me this pic taken from the local press.

Ped East line to enter US was unusually long, stretched back to the taxi stand, doubled back on the same path, wrapped around the park back to the street with the taxi stand and went over the bridge, estimated over 3-mile long line of people waiting to cross. These people have visas, not migrant. It probably took 5 to 6 ours to clear that line. Just look at the pics.

In previous years long lines of cars and people crossed into the US near Christmas to shop, but I never ever saw a pedestrian line this long, about 5 to 6 x normal. What's going on?.

Before New Year, the bros without SENTRI or GE should avoid returning during the day time.

[Cocr Brotheler]

Thats the worst week of the year selection wise.

But still something to "have" No?

That is there are still some girls who have no other family to go back to other than the P4P and also many mens in the same situation.

All the while writing this and not very drunk listening to this incredibly uplifting trance song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwafKa6vF68

Start at about 4:25 to get into the best part!