Migrant Coordinator News Today

The Keokuk Community School District (KCSD) Board met at 6 p.m. Monday, July 24 at the central offices, 500 N. 20th St. A wide variety of topics were addressed, including

Look, in this sector the el paso sector, as you mentioned, which has a wall, 25,000 families came across in just the first four months of fiscal year 2018 and many of them were left on the side of the road by the federal government after they were released by custody with no food, with no water. dropped at bus stations with ankle bracelets and so the local community has stepped up. the donations behind me keep coming because so too do the families. the city of el paso is trying to bend but not b...

Coordinator. >> they have stopped that. the federal government isnt concerned with what happens to the migrants after being processed and leaving them in the streets of el paso or expecting the non-profits to pick up. youll see a wall thats in most parts of our county but were still receiving a record number of migrants. >> reporter: the county is now waiting on the city and local non-profit organizations to add funding for what they hope will be a short term solution. its also forced community ...

Families. the city of el paso is trying to bend but not break under the weight of tens of thousands of migrants families. another day means more migrants fresh from government custody. theres little coordination between these volunteer efforts and the government. that lack has forced el paso county to approve 20,000 tax dollars on a full-time migrant coordinator. >> they have stopped that. the federal government isnt concerned with what happens to the migrants after being processed and leaving t...