The center opened in October, helping thousands of migrants with shelter and meals. But the group running it says its finite resources have been stretched to the limit.
, the organization running the Migrant Welcome Center in San Diego, says its finite resources have been stretched to the limit after a surge in the number of migrants seeking assistance.Her organization has been providing family reunification services at the center.“The Migrant Welcome Center was supposed to address the issue of street releases in San Diego County,” she said.
Before the center opened, Customs and Border Protection agents would drop migrants at transit centers throughout the region, and nonprofits set up makeshift welcome centers with services nearby.Reyes-Perrariz is asking for financial accountability and transparency.Supervisor Jim Desmond was the lone vote against additional funding for the Migrant Welcome Center in December. He said he’s glad to see it ending.
“It is unsuitable for the county of San Diego to continue to foot the bill for a federal government issue,” Desmond said.In a statement President and CEO Kathie Lembo said they knew the county funding was for “a limited time.” The statement also said SBCS would work with the county and their partners to try to find a way to keep the center open to prevent “hundreds of individuals a day from being stranded in San Diego without the support they need to continue their journey.”
The nonprofit partner agencies said many of the people at the center were coming from open-air migrant camps near Jacumba and San Ysidro.As a general assignment reporter, I report on a wide range of different issues that affect the diverse neighborhoods of San Diego County including business, health, arts & culture and politics.
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