By Marlyn Montilla
27 Sep 2023, 09:28 AM EDT
The government of San Diego County, California, declared a “humanitarian crisis” after the Border Patrol released nearly 7,800 asylum seekers onto the streets without any assistance.
The authorities have transferred groups of migrants from the border to the cities of San Diego, Oceanside and El Cajón, in addition to a Trolley transportation system station.
Likewise, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously declared a humanitarian emergency, urging the federal government to take charge of caring for newly arrived asylum seekers.
Some of the immigrants were helped by their sponsors; people will house them and take care of their expenses while they process asylum, but many other foreigners remain on the streets for days.
Currently, the border between Mexico and the United States has experienced a new migratory wave in recent days that has saturated the cities of California, Texas and Arizona, and which led the Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to commit over the weekend to United States to deport these migrants in its territory.
For its part, the Border Patrol has not responded to requests from the media, but in mid-September it informed civil organizations that it had begun leaving groups of migrants on the streets to clear its facilities, which according to them were They found themselves until they collapsed.
The Board asked the federal government to allocate resources and people to assist asylum seekers and connect them with their sponsors and final destinations to avoid releases onto the streets.
He also highlighted his opposition to the transfers of migrants from other states and jurisdictions.
The county will send a letter with details to the federal government about the specific needs of local government organizations and communities, according to a bipartisan statement.
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