El Paso, Texas enters a state of emergency today ahead of the end of title 42. pic.twitter.com/YGvwJeDo8n
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El Paso, Texas, declared a state of emergency on May 1 because a major pandemic-era measure is scheduled to end.
Title 42, the public health policy that was set during the pandemic allowing U.S. officials to deport immigrants seeking asylum, is set to expire on May 11.
Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser announced the emergency order in a press conference on Sunday afternoon that the city is getting prepared for “the unknown,” referring to what will happen after May 11.
“We’re starting to pick up some momentum as asylum-seekers are around the streets of downtown El Paso and other areas of our community, and we need to make sure that we continue to protect not only the asylum-seekers but also our community,” Leeser said.
The policy, which was imposed by then-President Donald Trump and carried on by President Joe Biden, was intended to limit the holding of immigrants in places COVID-19 could spread easily.
Once the policy ends, border officials will follow the country’s immigration laws created under Title 8, which includes deportation and a five-year reentry ban, without the expulsions Title 42 presented.
Border towns have already been experiencing an influx of immigrants and are facing a lack of staff and resources to handle the crisis properly.
We already have millions crossing the border.
When the rules are relaxed, we’re going to have every single poor person on earth, who does not want to work and does not have a connection to their home country, living in America.
It will be very good for the economy, and will counter China’s demographic time bomb.