The city of San Antonio plans to close its Migrant Resource Center (MRC) due to a significant drop in migrant numbers passing through the city. The center, which cost between $1.2 million and $800,000 per month to operate, has seen a decline from 8,200 arrivals in January 2022 to approximately 2,300 in January 2023. City officials cite the reduced need and financial strain as reasons for the closure.
It plans to phase out operations due to the “sustained and significant decline” in the number of migrants traveling through San Antonio.“The number of migrants currently arriving at the MRC no longer justifies the cost of running it,” City Manager Erik Walsh said. The facility cost between $1.2 million and $800,000 per month to run, according to various city estimates, and had a lease that could last up to 10 years.
“Until now, the MRC has served a vital role to ensure the safety and security of both residents and migrants passing through San Antonio… that is no longer the case,” Walsh said on Monday. The Migrant Resource Center, also known as Centro de Bienvenida, has been the cause of much political debate at City Hall over the past two and a half years.
But the center’s opening on San Pedro Avenue in July 2022 — in a Northside building previously occupied by CPS Energy — was handled withcity and Catholic Charities expected and received significant reimbursement
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