Migrant children seeking asylum leave San Diego Convention Center
According to the leaders, 2,408 children that stayed at the Convention Center reunited with family members here in the United States. Author: Allison Royal (KFMB) Updated: 12:18 PM PDT July 15, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. After about four months, the San Diego Convention Center is no longer be a temporary shelter for unaccompanied migrants seeking asylum as of Thursday, July 15.
”If you take a look around and you look at the convention center, this was their Ellis island, said Rep. Juan Vargas. This was their statue of liberty.”
According to the leaders, 2,408 children that stayed at the Convention Center reunited with family members here in the United States.
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