SAN DIEGO (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has ended "catch-and-release" for asylum seekers, but in cities on the U.S. border with Mexico it is catch and can't release fast enough.

Since late October, the U.S. has been releasing families without giving time to arrange travel, which it blames on lack of resources to detain and process cases. Families are often given court dates without having to pass initial screenings by asylum officers.

To avoid putting penniless families on the streets, charities and advocates are scrambling to find temporary shelter, food, clothes and, if necessary, bus and plane tickets. The San Diego Rapid Response Network has served more than 4,000 people since opening in a church in late October, moving five times since then because it ran out of space.

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