Southern Arizona border towns relieved by migrant-aid funds

Mar 27, 2024 · Migrant-aid advocates and officials in Arizona’s border communities are breathing a sigh of relief after Congress renewed federal funding that has been critical to preventing legally processed ...

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$18.7M In Federal Funds Heading To Pima County To Shelter Migrants

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Aug 28, 2024 · Pima County will receive more than $18.7 million in federal dollars to shelter asylum seekers, part of $47.3 million headed to Arizona, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego said …

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Pima County's New Migrant-aid Funding To Last Into 2025

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Aug 30, 2024 · This week’s allocation is part of nearly $341 million in SSP funds distributed nationwide, and $47 million in Arizona alone, for the temporary shelter and care of legally …

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Will Arizona migrant shelter halt operations if funding runs out?

WASHINGTON/TUCSON, Arizona, March 18 (Reuters) - An Arizona migrant shelter that has housed thousands of asylum seekers plans to halt most operations in two weeks when funding from Washington runs out, a problem for towns along the border where officials fear a surge in homelessness and extra costs. ...

Are Migrant-Aid funds going down in Tucson?

As federal funds for Southern Arizona’s migrant-aid network inch closer to depletion, aid workers in Tucson are scrambling to ensure the most vulnerable migrant arrivals can access temporary respite and support services even after those funds are gone at the end of March. ...

How much does migrant relief cost in Tucson?

In recent weeks, Border Patrol has been releasing about 1,000 migrants per day in the Tucson sector, about half of them in Pima County and half in Santa Cruz and Cochise counties. Pima County’s migrant-aid relief effort now costs $1 million to $1.4 million per week, county officials say. ...

Are nongovernmental organizations helping migrants drying up in Arizona?

Millions in funding that have kept nongovernmental organizations in the area helping migrants will all dry up. Sheriff Mark J. Dannels, who oversees Cochise County, Arizona, just east of Tuscon and bordering Mexico, weighed in on “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” saying, “It has been a slippery slope for the last three years on the Southwest border.” ...

Could Casa Alitas shelter 500 migrant migrants in Tucson?

With enough funding, Casa Alitas’ Welcome Center on Ajo Way could temporarily shelter about 140 of the 500 migrants who are expected to be released daily in Tucson by Border Patrol, if current arrival trends hold, county officials said. ...

Is Arizona facing a migrant crisis?

Arizona is among the states on the U.S.-Mexico border that have struggled with an influx of migrants attempting to cross in recent months. Illegal crossings surged at the end of 2023, with border officials reporting a record high of 250,000. In January, 176,205 encounters were recorded, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. ...