The mayor of El Paso declared a disaster “due to a humanitarian, security, and economic crisis resulting from a mass migration” through the city.
during a Saturday night press conference. “And I really believe that today our asylum seekers are not safe, as we have hundreds and hundreds on the streets. And that’s not the way we want to treat people.”
In a four-page disaster declaration, the mayor laid out the causes for the emergency declaration. Those include, in part:The expected end of Title 42 due to a court order, The release of migrants by Border Patrol officials onto the streets of El Paso “with little to no resources,The arrival in December of approximately 6,000 migrants weekly,The release of more than 40000 migrants by Border Patrol to NGO and city streets.
The mayor cited concerns for an imminent threat of widespread injury or loss of life resulting from the migrant surge as temperatures drop below freezing and the increased demand on local shelters that are already above capacity. I’ve never seen anything quite like this. Massive line of migrants waiting to be let in through the border wall gates, and more continue to arrive, overwhelming officals in El Paso. Situation is expected to get worse as Title 42 is set to expire
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