Gov. Gavin Newsom is winding down state assistance for health care services to migrants seeking asylum. He’s lobbying the Biden administration to increase aid along the state’s southern border.
in the next few months, and eventually scaling back the migrant assistance program unless President Joe Biden and Congress step in with more help.of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago. The state helps support three health resource centers — two in San Diego County and one in Imperial County — that conduct COVID-19 testing and vaccinations and other health screenings, serving more than 300,000 migrants since April 2021.
Already, one pot of federal money has been identified. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement noting that local governments and nongovernmental providers will soon be able to tap into an additional $800 million in federal funds through a shelter and services grant program. FEMA did not answer questions about how much the agency spends serving migrants.
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, a Democrat, agreed that the burden should be on the federal government, though local officials are contemplating additional assistance. And state Senate Republican leader Brian Jones, who represents part of the affected region, said that California is set to end its pandemic state of emergency on Feb. 28, months before the budget takes effect in July.
In a coordinated effort, migrants are dropped off at the centers by federal immigration officers, then are screened and cared for by state-contracted organizations that provide medical aid, travel assistance, food and temporary housing while they await their immigration hearings. , who described the screening and testing process at the centers. “Most of them don’t have shoes. They get shoes.”
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