Swordsmyth
05-01-2019, 09:02 PM
New Mexico's state fairgrounds will begin to house dozens of migrant families to take pressure off border cities facing a surge in asylum seekers with no help from the federal government, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said on Tuesday.Dormitories at state-run Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque could eventually provide temporary accommodation to up to 240 people, making it one of the largest migrant shelters in the state, according to state and city authorities.
Expo New Mexico will absorb the cost of housing migrants and no scheduled activities will be disrupted at the area which hosts the annual state fair, Tristan said.
The center can immediately house 60 migrants and has capacity to house up to 240 once minor repairs are undertaken to dormitories, said spokesman Wyndham Kemsley.
Charities will continue to provide food and medical services to migrants, who will spend a night or two at the center before traveling on to final destinations in the United States, the statement said.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-opens-state-migrant-shelter-criticizes-federal-inaction-000701590.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index
Expo New Mexico will absorb the cost of housing migrants and no scheduled activities will be disrupted at the area which hosts the annual state fair, Tristan said.
The center can immediately house 60 migrants and has capacity to house up to 240 once minor repairs are undertaken to dormitories, said spokesman Wyndham Kemsley.
Charities will continue to provide food and medical services to migrants, who will spend a night or two at the center before traveling on to final destinations in the United States, the statement said.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/mexico-opens-state-migrant-shelter-criticizes-federal-inaction-000701590.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index