Democratic Congressman from Laredo, Henry Cuellar helped lead a meeting between several south Texas community leaders and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
2,718 Texas Border City Urges NGOs to Open Tent Camps Despite 1500 Migrant COVID Cases Loc
Texas Border City Urges NGOs to Open Tent Camps Despite 1500 Migrant COVID Cases Locally
McALLEN, Texas Municipal leaders are instructing staff to work with local charities to expand a new migrant tent facility while scouting for additional locations on Wednesday. The City built the first facility overnight to take in migrants released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The official announcement also disclosed that more than 1,500 migrants released locally have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last seven days.
A prepared statement circulated on Wednesday afternoon confirmed an initial report by Breitbart Texas about the first facility that went up on Tuesday night. McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos (R) made national headlines after winning his political race in June in an area dominated by Democrats.
City of McAllen, Texas, says Biden administration released more than 7,000 COVID-posi
City of McAllen, Texas, says Biden administration released more than 7,000 COVID-positive migrants into the community
Chris Pandolfo
August 04, 2021
The city of McAllen, Texas, said this week that, since mid-February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released more than 7,000 illegal immigrants with confirmed COVID-19 cases into their community, including more than 1,500 new cases in just the past week.
Those astounding numbers came as the city announced Tuesday it would create a temporary emergency shelter to provide housing for the overflowing surge of migrants being released into the city by immigration enforcement agents.
An overloaded van carrying 29 migrants crashed Wednesday on a remote South Texas highway, killing at least 10 people, including the driver, and injuring 20 others, authorities said. The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m.