El Paso preparing for potential migrant surge in May
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Mar 1, 2023 / 03:10 PM CST
Updated: Mar 1, 2023 / 03:10 PM CST
City extends emergency ordinance to shift resources as needed once Title 42 public health order expires
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – El Paso city officials are taking steps to prepare for a new mass migrant surge on or about May 11. That’s when the Biden administration plans to end the national COVID-19 health emergency that gave rise to Title 42. The regulation allows border agents to quickly expel most migrants coming across the border without authorization.
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved extending an emergency ordinance that allows the city manager to shift municipal resources and personnel in response to those mass arrivals. The ordinance is different from the more extreme December disaster declaration that the council let expire.
“We are anticipating a large number of people coming over once Title 42 is not in place,” City Attorney Karla Nieman said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
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