AZMEX I3 20-4-19

AZMEX I3 20 APR 2019

Note: as always "immigrants" means illegals. Video, photos, etc. at link.



Immigrants shelter at Tucson Rec Center
Surge of asylum seekers expanding shelters
Posted: 6:47 PM, Apr 19, 2019 Updated: 9:18 PM, Apr 19, 2019
By: Craig Smith

https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/immigrants-shelter-at-tucson-rec-center

TUCSON, Ariz. - A surge in asylum seekers has soaked up shelter space in Tucson -- so now the City of Tucson has opened extra space —
at one of its Parks and Recreation Centers.

The usual recreation's still going on at the Tucson Rec Center but the building also has room for about 120 people living here temporarily.

They are Central Americans who crossed the border without visa, and turned themselves in, seeking safe asylum in the U.S.

Federal immigration authorities released them while their claim for asylum is considered.

Andy Squire from the Tucson City Manager's Office says,
"They released them to their own recognizance, actually, they aren't released to us. We're in no way a detention facility.
This is simply a shelter for these families who would have been released into the community with no connections,
no ability to communicate with anyone and and having in some cases, no knowledge of where they are."

There are so many, there's not enough room at other shelters like the former Benedictine Monastery
so the city worked with faith organizations like Catholic Community Services to house them here.

Organizers say people arrive hungry but the first meal they get may be something light like soup.
They may be so hungry and it may have been so long since they had a good meal they serve them light meals so they don't overeat to the point of being sick.

Volunteers are doing a lot of the work, including helping family members make plans and transportation connections
to reach relatives or sponsors in other parts of the country.

Andy Squire says the city is working to avoid any extra expense to taxpayers.
"So there is no cash being spent, there's no additional money's being spent.
This is being incorporated into the daily functioning of this facility.
We are trying to flex employee schedules so that we allow people to be here overnight without paying overtime,
we may incur a little bit of overtime to make this work.
But we incur overtime, in some cases for a lot of reasons."

And while migrants take a break on the way to the rest of their journey,
the rec center's still open to Tucsonans who need their own chance to relax.

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Note: Nothing to do with being a border state? More like 11 Million, not 11.
"unauthorized" meaning illegal.
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Report: Arizona leads in deportations than any other US state
By: Blake Keller
Posted: Apr 17, 2019 07:40 AM MST
Updated: Apr 17, 2019 07:40 AM MST

https://www.kyma.com/news/report-arizona-leads-in-deportations-than-any-other-us-state/1069901281

Report: Arizona leads in deportations than any other US state
A report online from data research center, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse,
found immigration officials deported more individuals from Arizona than any other U.S. state in 2018.

The research center looked at government data through the Freedom of Information Act.

According to the report, Arizona's deportation rate was 2.7 times the national average.

TRAC said more than 11 individuals (???) who are unauthorized are now estimated to be living and working in the United States.

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