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Florida prepares for influx of immigrants from Mexico border

By KELLI KENNEDY and ELLIS the city. He said officials are
RUA reaching out to nonprofits
Associated Press and businesses to find re-
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) sources and other support.
— Officials in South Florida “If the President will not
say they are preparing for provide us with financial
an influx of immigrants be- assistance to house and
ing sent by the federal gov- feed these people, he will
ernment as the number be creating a homeless en-
of migrants arriving at the campment,” Bogen said.
U.S.-Mexico border grows “I would suggest that we
rapidly. bring them to the Trump
Broward County Mayor hotels and ask the Presi-
Mark Bogen said Thursday dent to open his heart and
that officials in his commu- home as well.”
nity and neighboring Palm Democratic Florida Con-
Beach County were alert- gressman Ted Deutch said
ed by the federal govern- he was unable to get fed-
ment that more than a 100 eral officials to clarify the
immigrants would be sent Florida plans. He urged
weekly to each of the two the Customs and Border
counties by plane starting Protection agency to brief
in about two weeks. Congress on the situation
Palm Beach County Sheriff and what help the federal
Ric Bradshaw said he was government would pro-
notified of the plans by the In this April 2, 2019, file photo, immigrants from Central America seeking asylum board a bus in vide.
Miami-based office of the San Antonio. Republican Sen. Marco Ru-
U.S. Border Patrol, and that Associated Press bio of Florida, after saying
a total of 1,000 people per in both Florida counties, cess the thousands of immi- The migrants are typically he’d been briefed by the
month would be brought to given a notice to appear grants who have been ar- processed, released and Palm Beach County sheriff,
the two counties from the El in court and then released riving at the border, forcing given a court date in a city wrote a letter to the acting
Paso, Texas, area. He said into the community. them to fly migrants to Bor- where they plan to reside, secretary of the Depart-
immigrant parents and chil- The federal government der Patrol facilities in other often with family members. ment of Homeland Secu-
dren would be processed has run out of space to pro- locations that have room. Once the immigrants are rity, Kevin McAleenan, urg-
released, nonprofit organi- ing him not to transport any
Spray foam-encased kitten rescued by zations in other cities have undocumented migrants
to Florida before clarify-
been stepping in to pro-
Oregon garbage worker vide meals and bus tickets ing the arrangements and
conferring with local of-
to their destinations.
U.S. authorities have al- ficials on their needs to re-
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A ready been using buses ceive the influx.
kitten that was found en- and aircraft to move mi- Officials at U.S. Border Pa-
cased in hardened spray grants to cities both on and trol offices in Miami and
foam is expected to make away from the border, in- Washington did not imme-
a full recovery after being cluding Phoenix; Albuquer- diately return phone calls
rescued from a garbage que, New Mexico; San An- and emails seeking com-
can by an Oregon sanita- tonio and Colorado. ment.
tion worker, authorities said Despite the practice be- In April alone, the Border
Thursday. ing widespread amid the Patrol apprehended nearly
The sanitation worker was recent surge of immigrants, 99,000 people for crossing
using a hydraulic arm to This photo provided by the Washington County Animal Services Florida leaders from both illegally, with more than
empty a trash can near shows a kitten at the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter in Hillsboro, parties reacted with alarm two-thirds being unac-
Hillsboro, Oregon, but the Ore., Thursday, May 16, 2019, that was found encased in at the development and companied children and
can wouldn’t empty, said hardened spray foam after being rescued from a garbage can put the blame on the Trump adults traveling with chil-
Washington County sher- by an Oregon sanitation worker near Hillsboro, Ore. administration. dren. There is also a mas-
iff’s Deputy Brian van Kleef. Associated Press Bogen warned that the in- sive backlog of people on
The man peered inside ered in hard, white foam offices and he and others flux would strain the coun- the Mexican side waiting
and saw the kitten hanging but it managed to meow, used razors to cut off as ty’s social services and for months for their chance
from the can upside down van Kleef said. much foam as they could be harmful for immigrants to apply for asylum, includ-
by its back legs, he said. Its The sanitation worker took and then took the animal stranded without money, ing thousands of Cubans in
head and paws were cov- the kitten to his company to a veterinarian. q housing or knowledge of Ciudad Juarez.q