El Paso Mayor Declares State Of Emergency Over Immigration

Immigrants collect clothing delivered by Good Samaritans outside an overnight migrant shelter run by Sacred Heart Church migrant shelter on December 18, 2022 in El Paso, Texas. (Getty Images)

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The mayor of El Paso, Texas is declaring a state of emergency in response to a surge of migrants entering the city. As the weather continues to worsen, Mayor Oscar Leeser is warning that the asylum-seekers will not be safe on the streets. This comes as Title 42, a Trump-era border policy, will be lifted on Wednesday and federal officials expect the number of arriving migrants to sharply increase.