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Boy, 13, killed in crash while crossing border near Jacumba: Mexico authorities
A 13-year-old boy from Michoacán, Mexico, died in a rollover crash while attempting to cross the border into the United States south of Jacumba over the weekend, the Tecate Fire Department of Mexico confirmed.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors to decide on $3M more to help migrant processing center
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $3 million to help. They are expected to consider doubling that figure. NBC 7’s Dana Williams reports on Dec. 3, 2023.
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County Supervisors to decide on $3M more for migrant processing center
The County Board of Supervisors authorized $3 million in emergency funding to open the shelter to handle the influx of migrants arriving in San Diego since September. Now, some are asking for $3 million more.
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San Diego County says it will run out of funding for migrant processing center by mid-December
Chair of the County Board of Supervisors Nora Vargas invited members of San Diego’s congressional delegation to tour the place that has been used as a migrant transitioning center since mid-October. The County Board of Supervisors authorized $3 million in emergency funding to open the shelter to handle the influx of migrants arriving in San Diego since September. In the…
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San Diego County leaders say migrant center is running out of money
The County Board of Supervisors authorized $3 million to fund a transitioning center for migrants to get to their final destination. However, now county leaders say the center is close to running out of money. NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar reports.
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Migrant smuggler admits to sexually assaulting teenage girl en route to US
A man pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Thursday to human smuggling charges, which included admissions to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old undocumented migrant he was bringing into the United States.
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As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum
A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media.
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San Diego County approves $3 million to aid migrants
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday on a 3-0 vote to spend $3 million for services to help migrants and asylum seekers with various needs, such as translation assistance and transportation.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors to consider spending $3M to help with border relief
NBC 7’s Dana Williams explains what Casa Familiar means for services for migrants in the region.
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San Diego County Board of Supervisors to consider spending $3M to help with border relief
More than 13,000 people seeking asylum have been released into San Diego County since Sept. 13, 2023, according to the county. Of those 13,000 an estimated 8,000 of them have received some sort of help from a San Ysidro-based organization called Casa Familiar.
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Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in Texas
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas.
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San Diego County Supervisors declared a humanitarian crisis at the border. Here's what that means
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously declared the lack of federal resources for asylum seekers a humanitarian crisis, along with making several recommendations.
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2-month-old baby found abandoned on the Texas-Mexico border
Border patrol agents found a 2-month-old baby abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico border this week, according to Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez.
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Supervisor Desmond plans to declare humanitarian crisis at border
Border Patrol continues releasing waves of asylum seekers into the streets of San Diego. NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada reports on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
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‘Our border is in chaos': Supervisor Desmond speaks out against Oceanside migrant drop-offs
Supervisor Jim Desmond Sunday complained about U.S. border agents’ continuing practice of dropping off migrants from the Mexico border in the San Diego County area.
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US grants temporary legal status to thousands of Venezuelans, permitting them to work
Venezuelans who arrive in the U.S. after July 31 of this year will not be eligible for the protection.
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Board of Supervisors feeling strain as thousands of migrants are released in San Diego
NBC 7’s Omari Fleming spoke to Supervisor Jim Desmond about the issues the county is facing.
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Mexican railway operator halts trains after migrants get hurt while climbing aboard
A Mexican railway operator has announced it is suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process.
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Service organizations helping asylum-seeking migrants in San Diego despite thin resources
For the past week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been releasing hundreds of asylum-seeking migrants into the streets of San Diego.
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Biden administration proposes more protections for migrant farm workers under H-2A visa program
The proposal would reform the H-2A visa program, under which hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly from Mexico, take on seasonal jobs in the U.S. agriculture industry.