U.S. Customs and Border Protections agents are a familiar sight to patrons at one Seventh-day Adventist Church. But they don't round up people who are in the country illegally. They drop immigrants off.
The little boy playing in the parking lot of a Seventh-day Adventist Church here was startled when three U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicles pulled in.!” he said.
Nonprofit and faith-based organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties are among those that have stepped in to help the asylum seekers. But the mounting costs have raised doubts — among local officials and advocates alike — about how long they can keep doing so. Maria Crespo-Lind, who manages the church with her husband, welcomed the newcomers in Spanish and directed them to 14 folding tables stationed in the center of a gym. The men and women sat quietly. They looked fatigued, many with bags under their eyes and unwashed hair.
“All in all, President Trump’s policies at the border are causing the Border Patrol to be overwhelmed,” Schey said. “I don’t know how we can keep this up,” he said. “This is a new phenomenon, and it’s an unfortunate situation we’re in.” Anthony Victoria, a spokesman for the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice, said his group began transporting and feeding migrants last month.
Sometimes she gets warnings from county officials. Other times, she’ll get a a text from Border Patrol agents:“Drop 2, 12 individuals in 15 mins. Drop 3, 10 individuals in 30-45 for a total of 22.” “We were left without money, they robbed our belongings,” he said. “We had to endure being hungry, cold; we slept on the floor several times and we hadn’t showered in about four days.”
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