State of Emergency declared in Texas due to illegal immigration restraining resources along the border with Mexico

Published on 20 September 2023 at 15:42

A growing number of Texas rural counties are declaring local immigration "disasters". The latest county to make a disaster declaration is an eight-hour drive away from the Texas-Mexico border. The leaders of El Paso, Laredo, and Brownsville issued separate emergency declarations as a public health order is set to expire. Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration along Texas' southern border in response to the border crisis, providing more resources and strategies to combat the ongoing influx of unlawful immigrants. Three Texas counties declared as state of emergency over the record number of illegal migrants' crossings. Governor Abbott's disaster declaration provides more resources and strategies to combat the ongoing influx of unlawful immigrants and authorizes the use of all necessary and available state and local resources to protect landowners in these counties from trespassers and the damage of private property. Arizona there has been a surge of migrants' crossing the border in Arizona. In a single day, 9,100 migrants were encountered, close to the record-setting 10,000-a-day figures experienced when "Title 42" ended. In a 24-hour period, 7,400 immigrants who crossed from Mexico into Southern Arizona illegally surrendered to Border Patrol agents and were taken into custody. California: The number of migrants crossing the border in San Diego has been steadily rising, with border agents in Tucson Sector now apprehending as many as 2,000 a day. Texas: During the time Operation Lone Star has been in effect, Texas has seen a 6.9% increase in the total monthly migrant encounters reported at the border. New Mexico: New Mexico has seen a 47% increase in migrant encounters since the start of Operation Lone Star.  Interviews conducted by local journalists claim local residents [U.S. Citizens] are deeply concerned with the going crime rate and the presence of Mexican Cartel members.          

 


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