SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has agreed to provide $2 million to several local agencies that help migrants with airfare and transportation out of San Diego.
Catholic Charities is getting $1 million, the other half of the money is going to Catalyst of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Both say the money is especially needed during the holiday season, when air travel costs rise as more people travel during this time of the year.
The funding was given to the county by the California Department of Social Services’ Office of Equity.
San Diego County Supervisors approved giving the money by a vote of 3 – 1.
Supervisor Joel Anderson, who has not been present at this week’s board meetings due to illness, did not vote.
The county has yet to financially support the reopening of a migrant welcome center that closed earlier this year.
It spent about $6 million to keep this site open for four months.
Since it closed, agencies in San Diego such as Catholic Charities and Jewish Family Service have continued working with migrants and asylum seekers helping them transit out of San Diego to their final destinations.
Both say 99 percent of migrants who arrive in San Diego leave the area within a few days.
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