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1:16Now PlayingTitle 42 ending prompts El Paso mayor to declare state of emergency | USA TODAY
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1:16Now PlayingEl Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency in response to the worsening immigration crisis as Title 42 ends December 21.
RELATEDTitle 42 nears end as migrant crossing swamps Texas border
El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser declared a state of emergency Saturday in response to the worsening immigration crisis, which has left scores of migrants sleeping on the streets in recent days.
Though Leeser has long resisted issuing a state of emergency declaration, he said Saturday the move would allow the city to tap into much-needed additional resources, which will become necessary with the Dec. 21 end to Title 42 expulsions, the Trump-era policy that permits Customs and Border Protection to expel migrants without the usual legal review. The policy, which was enacted during the pandemic, allowed migrants to be sent back to Mexico or their home countries to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in holding facilities.
Leeser said the sight of people on downtown streets with temperatures dipping below freezing was the catalyst for the decision.
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