“The city of El Paso only has so many resources and we have come to … a breaking point right now,” Mayor Oscar Leeser said.
“The city of El Paso only has so many resources and we have come to … a breaking point right now,” Mayor Oscar Leeser said at a news conference.
Migrant numbers had plummeted in recent months, and the recent rise has generated a new wave of political attacks on President Biden heading into the 2024 election.chartered five buses to take migrants to New YorkRepublican governors in Texas and Florida have been criticized for sending migrants to cities perceived as liberal such as New York and Sacramento.
Many migrants from Venezuela, he said, lacked transportation to their desired destinations, while El Paso’s current shelter houses only 400 people, and must also be available to help the homeless.
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