.MayorBillWells asks the federal government for financial support in the face of 300-500 daily refugee arrivals in El Cajon in the coming weeks. More info:
SAN DIEGO – As the pandemic-era federal Title 42 policy to block immigrants at the southern border is set to expire tomorrow, officials around the county are preparing for an influx of asylum seekers.
As COVID-19 cases rose in March 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health order allowing for rapid expulsion of unauthorized border crossers and asylum seekers. The U.S. Supreme Court under President Donald Trump continued to keep the restrictions in place. President Joe Biden sent an additional 1,500 troops to the border last week in preparation for the end of Title 42. Around 16,000 migrants are waiting in Tijuana for the border restrictions to be lifted, KPBS reported.
“I expect to see these people with no credit cards or bank accounts and limited cash, which puts them in a precarious position regarding securing safe temporary housing,” Wells wrote. “I expect these people may need psychological and/or medical intervention and will likely be exhausted, hungry, and disoriented.”
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