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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol released four to six busloads of migrants at the Iris Avenue Transit Center Monday morning.
Non-profits have a tent set up in the parking lot of the facility. Volunteers are passing out food and clothing, charging migrants' phones and trying to help them reach their next destinations.
"Border patrol is releasing individuals who have their court documents and are ready to go onward to their final destination," said Paulina Reyes-Perrariz of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center. She is chair of the San Diego Immigrants Rights Consortium and she is also a member of the California Welcoming Task Force.
"However, we do have limited ability to house them and shelter them. I think right now what we're doing is assisting individuals and guiding them, to make sure they reach their final destinations," she added. "Most of the individuals here need to get to the airport. Most are not remaining in San Diego, they are moving onward."
According to San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, as many as 2,300 migrants have been released at transit stations in San Ysidro, Oceanside, El Cajon and Otay Mesa West.
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