 According to Border Dog journalist Jenny Ter, expensive charter flights used by the Border Patrol on commercial-sized planes have been hauling illegal aliens from San Diego, California to Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Sources say the flights, which have been operating every week, cost an estimated $80,000 in taxpayer money each. This service is purchased through a, quote, independent contractor in San Diego. Illegal alien holding facilities in San Diego region have been inundated and have been anywhere from 150% to 300% capacity.