
Texas Gov. Abbott asks Biden for federal emergency declaration amid border crisis
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked President Biden to issue an emergency declaration for his state due to the increasingly difficult border crisis.
"Families, including infants and children, need food, water and medical supplies that the local government cannot supply," Abbott wrote. "Thousands of families are immobilized in 100-degree heat as their numbers continue to swell as they wait to be processed by the approximately 64 federal agents in the area. Individuals are camping in squalid conditions and bathing in muddy river water, causing great health concerns."
Abbott noted that Del Rio's population is only 35,000 people, and that the city is not equipped to handle that many migrants.
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