El Paso is on the ‘cusp of a third wave’ of migrant arrivals and local shelters are over capacity, nonprofit official says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/us/el-paso-third-wave-migrant-arrivals/index.html
The number is being reported through intake and aid efforts, spokesperson Alicia Vargas said. There was no pre-planning or notification about the migrants arriving, and most of the migrants need additional aid, she added.
“We have been meeting with federal officials to ensure a safe and coordinated process for the migrants as well as our residents,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said in a statement. “As Congress deliberates a government funding package, it is imperative that they include the Biden Administration’s southwest border supplemental appropriations request, which includes $600 million to help our nonprofits with ongoing sheltering and support operations.”
In the city of El Cajon, about 17 miles east of San Diego, mayor Bill Wells called the surge “a disaster.”
“Every emergency room is at capacity in SD County. Our homeless shelters are full. Resources are stretched thin,” Wells said in a post on social media.