SAN DIEGO — Volunteers say migrants have been dropped off by the bus loads at the Iris Transit Center in San Ysidro every day for the past month. Border Patrol has dropped off more than 13,000 migrants in San Diego County since Sept. 13 and the influx doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
The migrants have gone through the proper screening and are trying to figure out the next part of their journey.
Volunteers with the nonprofit Al Otro Lado are here to do just that. They’ve setup at the transit station to give migrants guidance and help them reunite with family members that got separated at the border.
Volunteers with the organization spoke to how fulfilling the work is for them.
"Yesterday, I got chills because I helped a gentleman find his wife and two babies," said Al Otro Lado volunteer Susan Graham.
But some volunteers say they are running out of funds.
"We are helping people buy flights. Since we are non profit, and this has gone on for a month, our funds are depleted," said Al Otra Lado volunteer Gabriela Ocampomejia.
Al Otro Lado isn’t the only non-profit helping and struggling to continue providing service. Other organizations are giving out free food and clothing.
Graham said she wishes city and county officials were helping the migrants more.
"It brings tears to my eyes that San Diego is doing nothing for these people," she said.
In addition to more funds, organizations like Al Otra Lado also need more volunteers and aid.
"We need help! We need donations, food, and shelter,” Graham said. These people deserve it! We're at capacity in San Diego. They need a second chance at life. We need help San Diego.”
Migrants are coming from all across the world, including countries like Colombia, Peru, India and China.
CBS 8 spoke with multiple migrants that the nonprofit has helped.
"I came from Africa,” one migrant said. “It's very hard to live there. It's not like here.”
They say they’re here looking for a better life and to follow the American dream.
"America is good. I'm very, very happy," said a man from Africa.
"I have to be brave. It will take hard work to make my dream come true," said another man from Africa.
It is unclear why there is a sudden surge of migrants for the past month. Volunteers say the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not been transparent.
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