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As the number of asylum seekers at Arizonaâs southern border increases, so too does the number of buses dropping off migrants at International Rescue Committee community shelters in Phoenix. Every day this year, between 75 and 150 asylum seekers have arrived in the Phoenix area, according to Stanford Prescott, community engagement coordinator for IRC in Arizona. These arrivals have already gone through some initial processing with federal immigration officials and have been granted the opportunity to have their case heard before a judge. But they are on their own while they wait. Often, they donât even know where they are when they get off the bus, Prescott said, and must find a way to travel to friends or family while they await a court hearing. ....
Suzanne Treviño has been watching Friday evening services online since Congregation Beth Israel stopped offering in-person services due to COVID-19. âWeâve watched probably 90% of Shabbat services in the past year,â she said, âbut itâs just not the same.â Treviño, her husband and two kids have âdesperately missedâ the connection and community of in-person Shabbat services. Her 14-year-old daughter Kayla Treviño likes to sing with CBI Cantor Seth Ettinger. âThey often will do duets, and missing that music with the two of them together has been sad,â Suzanne Treviño said. Kayla and Ettinger will be able to sing together again Friday, March 19, when CBI welcomes community members once again for in-person services. ....