El Paso acknowledges migration crisis, approves emergency ordinance
Julian Resendiz - Yesterday 8:56 PM
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The City of El Paso on Monday passed an emergency ordinance committing public resources to migrant humanitarian relief efforts.
The move allows the city manager to temporarily assign municipal employees to migrant shelters that are critically low on volunteers in the middle of a migrant surge not seen since early 2019.
The ordinance failed on a first vote when City Rep. Claudia Lizette Rodriguez insisted an outright disaster declaration was warranted. But other council members, Deputy City Manager Mario D'Agostino and Mayor Oscar Leeser insisted an emergency ordinance will suffice for now, given that the controversial Title 42 public health order remains in place and the number of migrants coming across the border has dipped slightly in recent days.
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