{"id":2046855,"date":"2023-09-27T17:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-declares-border-woes-a-humanitarian-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T21:04:26","slug":"san-diego-county-declares-border-woes-a-humanitarian-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-declares-border-woes-a-humanitarian-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego County declares border issues a humanitarian crisis."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsan-diego-county-declares-border-woes-a-humanitarian-crisis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2046855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Declares &#8220;Humanitarian Crisis&#8221; at Southern Border<\/h2>\n<p>The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously and officially declared \u2063a <strong>\u201chumanitarian crisis\u201d<\/strong> at the southern \u2063border.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, the Sept. 26 declaration is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegonewsdesk.com\/2023\/09\/san-diego-county-declares-border-situation-a-humanitarian-crisis-urging-federal-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">direct response<\/a> to the federal government\u2019s failure to provide enough \u2062resources to manage the inflow of asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>More than 7,800 \u200bmigrants have been dropped off at transit stations in the county since Sept. 13, according to Mr. Desmond.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u2064 Story<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/border-patrol-chief-says-cartels-using-illegal-immigrants-to-distract-agents-5498078?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Border Patrol Chief Says Cartels Using Illegal Immigrants to Distract Agents<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cOur \u2063community is facing an unprecedented humanitarian challenge,\u201d \u200bhe said in\u200b a statement. \u201cThe situation has escalated rapidly as daily street releases continue, with no set\u200b end date in sight. These releases occur\u200b with little direction and \u2062minimal resources, leaving local communities grappling with an increasingly \u2062untenable situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The burden of caring for asylum seekers has been \u201cunfairly shifted\u201d to\u200b local governments, non-governmental organizations\u2014known as \u200cNGOs\u2014and community members, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The declaration calls on the federal government to fund and develop a long-term solution for the region, including a permanent facility and operational support \u200dwhen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-diego-county-declares-border-woes-a-humanitarian-crisis\/\" title=\"San Diego County declares border issues a humanitarian crisis.\">federal agencies release asylum seekers<\/a> into \u2064the county\u200c and resources and personnel to \u200cmanage the\u2062 immigrants, as well \u200das connect them to their sponsors\u200d and destinations so they aren\u2019t released onto the streets.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of illegal immigrants are released daily into San \u2062Diego County cities,\u200d according to a spokesman for the U.S. Border \u2062Patrol union.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been averaging 400 to 500 a day,\u201d Manny Bayon of the National Border Patrol Council in San Diego\u200c told The\u200b Epoch Times. \u201cIt\u2019s being done everywhere\u2014Oceanside, Carlsbad, Rancho San Diego, San Ysidro, and downtown San Diego.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The border rush has overwhelmed NGOs, which are \u200dfunded by the government to provide immigrants with basic necessities including food,\u200c clothing, and shelter at hotels such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/in-depth-thousands-of-migrants-released-into-southern-california-as-title-42-expires-5262536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crowne Plaza<\/a> in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all full\u2014at or beyond capacity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bayon said Patricia McGurk-Daniel, the San Diego sector U.S. Border Patrol Chief, met with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and \u200cother authorities on\u200d Sept. 19, and since then immigrants have\u2062 been dropped off at transit centers throughout the\u2062 county.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach station was told to drop them off at the nearest transit or trolley\u2062 station,\u201d Mr. Bayon said. \u201cSan Clemente Border Patrol Station had an influx, so they said take\u200c them \u200cdown the road to Oceanside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Gloria and Ms.\u200d McGurk-Daniel did not immediately \u2063respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Desmond, who was at the Oceanside \u2063transit center on Sept. \u200c24, told \u2062The Epoch\u200c Times he witnessed about\u2062 20 immigrants, mainly from South America, dropped off\u200c there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur immigration system is broken, and people \u2062from\u2064 far and wide are capitalizing on the federal government\u2019s ineptness, putting San Diegans at risk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although \u200billegal immigrants faced uncertainty when Title 42 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/border-authorities-recorded-200000-encounters-at-southern-border-in-may-as-title-42-expired-5347492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expired<\/a> \u200cin May, would-be\u200c migrants around the world can see for themselves there is no resistance to illegal\u200c immigration, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Buses transporting immigrants apprehended by \u200dborder patrol agents have been \u200con the \u2064increase since the creation of Operation Lonestar, a law enforcement operation launched \u200bby Texas\u2064 Governor\u200d Greg Abbott \u2062in 2021 to help respond to the rise in illegal\u2063 immigration throughout the\u2062 state.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The Epoch Times,\u200b Mr. Desmond called for a return \u200bto Trump-era policies and \u2063the rule of law as\u200c well as immigration\u2064 reform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want the federal government\u2019s money. We just want them to do their job,\u201d he said. \u201cUntil they can responsibly manage this situation, they should not allow further\u2064 entry into our \u200cregion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The supervisor\u200b confirmed shelters housing immigrants\u200b in \u2062San\u200c Diego are at \u200dmaximum capacity, even after the state spent more than $1 billion on their\u200c costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe County of San Diego is not in charge of immigration,\u201d he said. \u201cThe \u2063federal government should fund and operate temporary shelters or housing on federal properties and facilitate the processing of individuals to their final destinations rather than releasing them \u2063onto our streets and transit centers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More than 6.3 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended by U.S. Customs and\u2062 Border Protection since Biden was sworn into office\u2062 less than three years ago. As of Sept. 26, the agency had more \u200cthan \u206321,000 illegal immigrants in custody nationwide, according to the \u2063latest government data.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) also confirmed in a Sept. 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/levin.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-mike-levins-statement-on-the-street-release-of-migrants-in-oceanside\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> busloads of illegal immigrants are being dropped off on the streets in Oceanside.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThese \u2062street releases, like\u2062 previous ones, \u2062are a symptom of our broken immigration system.\u201d Mr. \u200dLevin said. \u201cCongress must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-nearly-1000-child-migrants-held-more-than-10-days-in-border-detention-facilities\/\" title=\"Report: Nearly 1,000 Child Migrants Held More Than 10 Days In Border Detention Facilities\">pass comprehensive immigration reform<\/a> that provides the Department of Homeland Security\u2064 with the resources and funding they need to\u2064 receive migrants with dignity and respect. Instead,\u2062 migrants are being used to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-house-republicans-vote-against-awarding-medals-to-all-police-who-were-at-january-6-riot\/\" title=\"21 House Republicans Vote Against Awarding Medals To All Police Who Were At January 6 Riot\">score cheap political points<\/a>. We need real solutions, not\u200c distracting partisan theater.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The City of Oceanside\u2019s elected officials, senior staff, and social services\u2064 organizations are\u200d trying to help the immigrants \u201cwho were dropped off here without a choice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Levin said has voiced his concerns to the Biden White\u2063 House about the \u201clack of resources provided to our community \u200cto deal with this,\u201d\u2062 and is seeking a \u201csafe, rapid,\u200b and respectful resolution\u201d to the situation.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>PAA \u2063Questions:<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The San\u200d Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously and officially declared a &#8220;humanitarian crisis&#8221; at the southern border. This declaration comes as \u200ca direct response to the federal government&#8217;s failure to\u2063 provide \u200denough resources to manage the influx of asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>Since September 13, over \u200c7,800 migrants have been dropped off at transit stations in the county,\u2063 according\u2062 to San Diego County\u200d Supervisor\u200b Jim Desmond. This\u200b influx of asylum seekers has posed an unprecedented challenge to the local community.<\/p>\n<p>Desmond states that the situation has escalated rapidly, with daily street releases of asylum seekers continuing without a set end date in sight.\u200d These \u200dreleases occur with\u2064 little \u2062direction and minimal resources, leaving local\u200c communities grappling with an increasingly untenable situation.<\/p>\n<p>The burden of caring for asylum seekers has been unfairly shifted to local governments,\u200b NGOs, and community members. In response, the declaration calls on\u200b the federal government to fund and develop a long-term solution\u200c for the\u2063 region. This\u2064 includes establishing\u2064 a permanent \u200dfacility and \u200cproviding operational \u200dsupport when federal agencies\u2064 release asylum seekers into the county. Additionally, resources and personnel are needed to manage the immigrants and connect them\u200d to their sponsors and destinations, so they are not released onto the streets.<\/p>\n<p>According to Manny \u2064Bayon of \u2064the National Border Patrol Council in\u200c San Diego, hundreds of illegal immigrants\u2064 are released daily into San Diego County cities. This border rush has overwhelmed NGOs, which are funded by the government to \u200bprovide immigrants\u2062 with basic necessities such as \u200cfood, clothing, and shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Patricia McGurk-Daniel, \u2064the San Diego \u2062sector U.S. Border Patrol Chief, met with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and other authorities on September 19. Since then, \u200cimmigrants have been dropped off at transit \u2063centers\u200c throughout the \u200bcounty. Each\u200b station was\u2064 instructed to drop them off at \u200dthe nearest transit or trolley station.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Mayor Todd \u2063Gloria\u200b and Patricia\u200b McGurk-Daniel did not immediately \u2063respond to requests for comment regarding the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Desmond, who witnessed the\u200d situation firsthand at the Oceanside transit\u200d center, \u2063emphasized that the immigration system\u200c is broken. \u2062He believes that people from far and wide are taking \u200dadvantage \u200bof \u200cthe federal government&#8217;s ineptness, putting San Diegans at risk.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2064the expiration of Title 42\u2062 in May,\u2063 illegal immigrants faced uncertainty. However, \u200dDesmond argues that \u200dwould-be migrants worldwide can\u200b see for themselves that \u200dthere is no \u2063resistance to illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Buses transporting immigrants apprehended by border patrol agents have been increasing in\u2063 number since the creation of Operation Lonestar in\u2062 Texas in 2021. This \u200blaw enforcement\u2062 operation was launched to respond to the\u200c rise in illegal immigration throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>Desmond, in an interview with The Epoch Times, called for a return to Trump-era<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously declares a &#8220;humanitarian crisis&#8221; at the southern border due to insufficient federal resources to handle the influx of asylum seekers. 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