It's still unknown how many may come to Santa Clara County as a result of Title 42 ending, but preparations for an influx are underway.
The nonprofit says the need for their services saw an increase even before the nearing end of Title 42.
Now with more people waiting at the border to seek asylum, local advocates say many of them may seek out the Bay Area as an ultimate destination. "It may be in phases we don't know what we'll see but we want to plan for it," Maldonado said, "We don't want to be left saying 'Oh what happened? We never planned for it.'"It's not only nonprofits readying themselves - Susan Ellenberg, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors says plans at the county level have to be made.
The city of San Jose also says that it has been having ongoing conversations with the Department of Homeland Security.
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