The El Paso mayor had reportedly been urged by the Biden administration not to issue an emergency declaration over concerns about surging migrant crossings.
's administration's reported pleas not to—over an anticipated influx of migrants into the Texas border city as Title 42 is set to expire on December 21.
On Sunday, December 11, around 1,500 migrants—mainly from Nicaragua—reportedly crossed the Rio Grande after nightfall to reach El Paso, where they waited to be processed by authorities, in one of the largest single crossings in recent years in West Texas.
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