Eagle Pass mayor signs emergency declaration amid migrant surge, awaits numbers from feds

 Mayor Rolando Salinas of Eagle Pass today signed an Emergency Declaration after the new surge of migrants started arriving this weekend.

The mayor says he is still waiting to get official numbers from the federal government as to how many have actually crossed. In the meantime, Salinas says if Eagle Pass gets the disaster funding through this declaration it will go towards reimbursing fire and police resources that had to be used so far.

Salinas also stated the city of Eagle Pass would not be opening a shelter. "We don't have the funds or resources to do that," said Salinas.

The city says Mission Border will continue providing help to migrants dropped off at the shelter by Border Patrol after being processed.

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