Police chief says he 'can't fathom' end of Title 42 as human smuggling surges in small town
Judge Robert Summerhays, in the Western District of Louisiana,on the Biden administration’s plan to end the order on May 23. It was in response to a lawsuit by two dozen Republican states, led by Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri.
The police chief said his small city of about 4,000 people has received assistance from the Frio County Sheriffs' office, Texas Highway Patrol, and Operation Lone Star which was created by Governor Greg Abbott. Migrants seeking asylum arrive after crossing the Mexico and U.S. border in Yuma, Arizona, U.S. on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Photographer: Nicolo Filippo Rosso/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Delgado said he and other south Texas officials feel"abandoned" as they deal with the border crisis. The police chief even shared a story that addressed how prevalent"One of the odd things that happened was at the end of the school year and one of the high school seniors was taking photos while they were out on one of the beautiful South Texas ranches. They came across an abandoned, stolen vehicle that had been used in human smuggling.
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