Arizona city overwhelmed by migrants declares state of emergency
Mayor warns of migrant mobs 'roaming the streets' clashing with residents
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Yuma, a city on the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, declared a state of emergency Tuesday, saying it cannot handle the crush of illegal immigrants the government is being forced to release onto its streets.
Mayor Douglas Nicholls said the migrants are being released by the Border Patrol into his community faster than they can leave, and local shelters are already at capacity.
He warned of mobs of people “roaming the streets looking to satisfy basic human needs,†clashing with citizens looking to protect their own property.
“There is an imminent threat on having too many migrant releases into our community,†he said. “It’s above our capacity as a community to sustain.â€
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