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Suitcases and backpacks belonging to refugees are lined up against a wall. Photo by Chris Stone The Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 4-1 to advance a
Rachel Morineau was selected from a pool of eight applicants during a six-hour long appointment meeting
The votes came after a lengthy and at times emotional discussion over the migrant situation on the U.S.-Mexico border; at one point, audience disruptions led to board Chairwoman Nora Vargas to pause the meeting for roughly 10 minutes.
The county had allocated $6 million to operate the center run by South Bay Community Services, but money ran out and it had to close last week.
Hundreds of migrants who recently entered the country seeking asylum are being released onto San Diego streets after county funding ran out for the migrant welcome center, with the latest bus loads released in San Ysidro Saturday morning.