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The request started with a call from the White House to Mayor Robert Garcia’s office on March 25. It wasn’t until 10 days later that the city officially revealed the idea was under consideration.
City leaders had declined to confirm the news when the Post first reported on April 1 the Convention Center was under consideration instead officials announced the plan four days later on the afternoon of April 5.
In the interim, city staffers had mobilized to coordinate logistics and learn about how a similar plan was working in San Diego. But there was also political maneuvering.
Hours before the plan appeared on a City Council agenda Monday, Garcia, who is close with senior members of the Biden Administration, began rallying supporters. In a private meeting with 25 to 30 community groups, Garcia asked them to speak out in support of the proposal and urge the City Council to approve the idea.
Migrant Children To Be Housed Temporarily At Long Beach Convention Center Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) The Long Beach City Council Tuesday unanimously voted to allow the federal government to temporarily house unaccompanied migrant children at the convention center.
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.”
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.”