A migrant welcome center will remain at an Otay Mesa transit center for now as thousands of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border continue to be dropped off by Border Patrol after processing
A South Bay nonprofit has been put in charge of $3 million for migrant services so local aid groups can continue to provide resources to migrants arriving in the county after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The funding, allocated last week by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, is intended for organizations to provide migrants with services such as translation assistance, transportation, Wi-Fi, food and restrooms — for now at a temporary migrant welcome center in Otay Mesa.
ran a center for thousands of unaccompanied migrant children at the Convention Center in downtown San Diego. Since Sept. 13, more than 20,000 migrants, many of whom are asylum seekers, have been dropped off at transit stations across the region, according to the county. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is processing and dropping off roughly 500 migrants each day.
is “still in the phase of coordinating all of the services” at the migrant center and is evaluating which services will need the most funding, Wright said, adding that
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