Just days before Title 42 is set to expire, El Paso’s mayor has declared a state of emergency over the border crisis citing safety concerns for both his community and asylum seekers.
Mayor Oscar Leeser said the state of emergency allows him to request additional resources as they prepare for thousands more to enter their city each day.
For days, large groups of migrants have gathered on the Mexico side of the U.S. border, waiting to get in. Meanwhile, border communities brace. “We know that the influx on Wednesday will be incredible. They will be huge. Talking to some of our federal partners, they really believe that on Wednesday our numbers go will go from 2,500 to 4,000 or 5,000 or maybe 6,000. And when I asked him, I said, 'Do you believe that you guys can handle it today?' The answer was 'No,'” said OscarSign up for NBC DFW newslettersThe move comes after a D.C.
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