{"id":2394846,"date":"2025-01-24T13:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrant-shelters-close-in-arizona-just-days-after-trumps-inauguration\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T13:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:50:42","slug":"migrant-shelters-close-in-arizona-just-days-after-trumps-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/migrant-shelters-close-in-arizona-just-days-after-trumps-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Migrant&#8217; Shelters Close in Arizona Just Days After Trump&#8217;s Inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fmigrant-shelters-close-in-arizona-just-days-after-trumps-inauguration%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=2394846&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--><p>The article \u2062discusses \u2064the immediate \u200dimpacts of President Donald Trump&#8217;s \u200cimmigration\u2063 policies in Arizona shortly after his inauguration.\u200d Specifically, it highlights the closure of two migrant shelters in pima County that were previously accommodating asylum seekers under the\u2062 Biden administration. One \u200bshelter \u200bhad a capacity of 650\u2063 beds, while the \u2063other could hold 140; one \u200cwas operated by a for-profit\u2063 organization and\u2062 the other by a non-profit. The County Administrator, Jan \u2062Lesher, noted that no migrants \u200dhad been sent \u2064to \u200dthese shelters since Trump&#8217;s administration began, leading to ongoing operational \u200bcosts despite the lack of occupancy. The shelters are set to close on January \u200d26 due to financial unsustainability, as federal\u2062 funding is contingent upon \u200bthe shelters being utilized. These centers have served over 518,000 migrants since 2019\u200d and received more \u2063than \u200c$117 million in federal support. The\u200d article also mentions\u2062 the Trump administration&#8217;s initial deportation raids targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-has-deported-hundreds-of-illegal-immigrants-after-judge-blocked-moratorium\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Has Deported Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants After Judge Blocked Moratorium\">public safety threats<\/a> among undocumented immigrants.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although President Donald Trump has been in office less than a week, his immigration policies are already having an impact in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Two shelters in Pima County that served migrants who were claiming asylum under Biden administration rules will be shut down, County Administrator Jan Lesher said Thursday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/tucson.com\/news\/local\/government-politics\/pima-county-migrant-aid-shelters-closing-casas-alitas-trump-administration-funding\/article_92b84e2e-d9c7-11ef-b0cf-a3b3b07f5a14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona Daily Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One shelter had a capacity of 650 beds; the other 140 beds. One was run by AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, a for-proift group; the other by Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, a not-for-profit<\/p>\n<p>Lesher said that no migrants had been sent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-arrests-two-illegal-immigrants-suspected-child-rape-released-local-authorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border Patrol<\/a> to those shelters since Trump took office Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This puts the County in a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legacy-media-criminalizing-the-views-of-working-class-americans-author\/\" title=\"Legacy Media \u2018Criminalizing The Views Of Working Class Americans\u2019: Author\">precarious financial position<\/a>,&rdquo; Lesher wrote in a memo to the county&rsquo;s Board of Supervisors. The memo was issued Thursday, just days after Trump was inaugurated on Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The memo added: &ldquo;Whether there are people under shelter or not, the County still incurs operational costs from its contractors for staffing readiness, shelter amenity rentals (such as the portable showers), heating and cooling costs, and more.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The shelters plan to close on Jan. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair Rex Scott said that the federal government will not pay for costs unless the shelters are being occupied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t bill the federal government for the reimbursement of our costs if we don&rsquo;t have anybody in the shelter,&rdquo; Scott said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kold.com\/2025\/01\/24\/pima-county-close-all-asylum-seeker-housing-respite-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KOLD-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2019, the centers have served more than 518,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/four-illegal-immigrants-charged-targeting-nfl-superstar-gang-operation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">migrants<\/a> who were released into Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties by the Department of Homeland Security, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgun9.com\/news\/local-news\/trump-border-policies-cause-tucson-migrant-shelters-to-close\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KGUN-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In that time, more than $117 million in federal funds has gone to Pima County to operate the shelters.<\/p>\n<p>The tri-county region had a population of 1,236,960 people based on 2023 Census estimates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/pimacountyarizona\/LND110210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pima<\/a> County (1,063,162); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/santacruzcountyarizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz<\/a> County (49,158) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/cochisecountyarizona\/PST045223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cochise<\/a> County (124,640).<\/p>\n<p>That would mean that if the migrants released into the area all remained in the county, the ratio of migrants to the overall population would be 1:2.38.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-announces-deportation-flights-officially-begun-strong-clear-message-entire-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> has arrested more than 450 illegal immigrants in its initial deportation raids, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trumps-ice-racks-up-hundreds-arrests-including-illegal-immigrants-arrested-horror-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Border Czar Tom Homan said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mo-brooks-releases-video-of-wife-being-followed-by-process-server\/\" title=\"Mo Brooks Releases Video of Wife Being Followed by Process Server\">initial efforts<\/a> will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">target public safety threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right out of the gate it&rsquo;s public safety threats, those who are in the country illegally that have been convicted, arrested for serious crime,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But let me be clear. There&rsquo;s not only public safety threats that will be arrested, because in sanctuary cities, we&rsquo;re not allowed to get that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-google-removes-parler-from-app-store-amid-reports-that-trump-is-joining-the-platform\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Google Removes Parler From App Store Amid Reports That Trump is Joining the Platform\">public safety threat<\/a> in the jail, which means we got to go to the neighborhood and find him,&rdquo; Homan added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to County Administrator Jan Lesher, two shelters in Pima County that accommodated migrants seeking asylum under the Biden administration will be closed. One shelter had 650 beds and the other had 140; one was operated by AMI Expeditionary Healthcare, a for-profit organization, while the other was managed by Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, a nonprofit. Lesher noted that no migrants have been sent to these shelters from Border Patrol since Trump&#8217;s inauguration on Monday. In a memo to the county&#8217;s Board of Supervisors, she expressed concern about the county&#8217;s financial situation due to ongoing operational costs despite the closures. The shelters are set to close on January 26th. Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair Rex Scott mentioned that federal reimbursement for costs is only available if the shelters are occupied. Since 2019, these centers have assisted over 518,000 migrants released into Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Pima counties by Homeland Security and received more than $117 million in federal funding for their operations during this period<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/az-dprt.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,36382,39058,44805],"class_list":["post-2394846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-immigration-policy","tag-migrant-shelters","tag-trump-inauguration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/az-dprt.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394846"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394850,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394846\/revisions\/2394850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}