Skip to Content

Long Beach Approves Plan To Temporarily House Migrants at Convention Center

LONG BEACH (KYMA/KECY) — Unaccompanied migrant children will now be housed at the Long Beach Convention Center after Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to allow the federal government to use the space.

The shelter will provide housing, food, schooling, and medical and mental healthcare for up to 1,000 migrant children at a time for up to three months. The children will only be housed at the convention center until they can be united with already identified family members or sponsors.

“The key component of this, which we all understand, is that this is temporary,” Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, who backed the plan, said. “There is a firm Aug. 2 date that the contract will end, and that it’s important for us that this is focused on family reunification.”

Garcia said the request for help from the White House and the federal government was a moral obligation, pointing to the overflow of children at the border.

Children are expected to begin arriving at the shelter by the end of the week.

Article Topic Follows: Immigration

Jump to comments ↓

Author Profile Photo

Christian Galeno

Christian Galeno joined the News 11/CBS 13 team in July of 2019 as a Weekend Anchor and multimedia journalist. He now anchors 13 on Your Side at 6, and 10.

Reach to Christian at christian.galeno@kecytv.com.

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KYMA KECY is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

Skip to content