SDRRN Migrant Shelter Services Operated by Jewish Family Service

Welcoming the stranger.

Asylum Seeker Transition Services

In partnership with the San Diego Rapid Response Network, Jewish Family Service of San Diego continues to provide critical case management, travel assistance, nutrition services, medical screenings, legal assistance, and financial support for asylum seekers in need of respite shelter. Based on the current COVID-19 pandemic, asylum seekers released by the Department of Homeland Security stay in individual hotel rooms for their short stay instead of a congregate shelter setting, as was the case in the past.

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SDRRN Migrant Shelter Services Infographic

Every week, the SDRRN Migrant Shelter Services welcomes new families. Click below to see our weekly stats.

August 12 – 18, 2024
August 5 – 11, 2024
July 29 – August 4, 2024
July 22 – 28, 2024
July 15 – 21, 2024
July 8 – 14, 2024
July 1 – 7, 2024
June 24 – 30, 2024
June 17 – 23, 2024
June 10 – 16, 2024
June 3 – 9, 2024
May 27 – June 2, 2024
May 20 – 26, 2024
May 13 – 19, 2024
May 6 – 12, 2024
April 29 – May 5, 2024
April 22 – 28, 2024

April 15 – 21, 2024
April 8 – 14, 2024
April 1 – 7, 2024
March 25 – 31, 2024
March 18 – 24, 2024
March 11 – 17, 2024
March 4 – 10, 2024
February 26 – March 3, 2024
February 19 – 25, 2024

February 12 – 18, 2024
February 5 –  11, 2024
January 29 – February 4, 2024
January 22 – 28, 2024
January 15 – 21, 2024
January 8 – 14, 2024
January 1 – 7, 2024
December 18 – 24, 2023
December 11 – 17, 2023
December 4 – 10, 2023
November 27 – December 3, 2023
November 20 – 26, 2023
November 13 – 19, 2023
November 6 – 12, 2023
October 23 – 29, 2023
October 16 – 22, 2023
October 9 – 15, 2023
October 2 – 8, 2023
September 25 – October 1, 2023
September 18 – 24, 2023
September 11 – 17, 2023
September 4 – 10, 2023
August 28 – September 3, 2023
August 21 – 27, 2023
August 14 – 20, 2023
August 7 – 13, 2023
July 31 – August 6, 2023
July 24 – 30, 2023
July 17 – 23, 2023
July 10 – 16, 2023
July 3 – 9, 2023
June 26 – July 2, 2023
June 19 – 25, 2023
June 12 – 18, 2023
June 5 – 11, 2023
May 29 – June 4, 2023
May 22 – 28, 2023
May 15 – 21, 2023
May 8 – 14, 2023
May 1 – 7, 2023
March 2023
February 2023
January 16 – 22, 2023
January 9 – 15, 2023
January 2 – 8, 2023

SDRRN Migrant Shelter History

November 2018 – Present

In October 2018, Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) abruptly ended a program known as “Safe Release,” which helped asylum-seekers connect with friends and family in the U.S. as they waited for their court date. Abandoned on the streets of downtown San Diego, migrant families were left vulnerable to crime and risked straining County resources by adding to our expanding homeless population. The San Diego Rapid Response Network (SDRRN) filled this critical gap in government assistance by serving as an emergency respite shelter for asylum seekers. By mid-November 2018, ICE began coordinating with the SDRRN to drop-off migrant families at the SDRRN Migrant Shelter each day.

SDRRN Migrants Shelter Services, operated by Jewish Family Service of San Diego, continues to provide case management, travel assistance, nutrition services, medical screenings, and financial support for migrant families.

To date, the shelter has serve more than 81,514 asylum seekers –and provided beds, food, clothing, health services, legal aid, and transportation assistance to help families connect with loved ones across the country as they continued their legal process to gain asylum. For the latest data, view the latest infographic in the above section.

Starting in June 2020, services for asylum seekers released by the U.S. government transitioned from a congregate shelter space to individual hotel rooms by JFS as part of the services it offers under the San Diego Rapid Response Network. We will continue to prioritize the needs of asylum seekers through targeted transition services and legal assistance, ensuring that No One Stands Alone In Our Community.