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Yuma, AZ mayor declares state of emergency as migrants inundate the city
American Thinker ^ | 04/17/2019 | Rick Moran

Posted on 04/17/2019 8:37:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The mayor of Yuma, Arizona has declared a local state of emergency due to the flood of migrants, released from custody, who are overwhelming his city and is asking the federal government for help.

Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls said the crisis was overtaxing the city's ability to care for the flood of released immigration detainees - many of them families - who have filled the shelters to capacity with more coming every day.

Fox News:

“I am calling upon the federal government to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yuma, as our NGO’s are overcapacity and cannot sustain providing this aid,” the post said.

Nicholls, in a video, laid out his reasoning behind the declaration, saying that he ultimately feels that its what’s best for both Yuma and the incoming migrants.

“So it’s with a heavy heart that I declare that we’re at this point but it is something that I believe we need to do to make sure that our community is maintained and that the human rights of all the migrants are also maintained and that we have a path forward that respects both,” he said.

The city of Yuma, Ariz., also tweeted about the proclamation, citing Nicholls, claiming that released migrants were coming into the area faster than they were leaving.

During a recent visit to El Paso, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan said the border has hit its "breaking point." It appears that Yuma has gone past that. When Donald Trump declared a state of national emergency at our southern border, Democrats accused him of playing politics. I wonder what they think now?

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: alieninvaders; aliens; arizona; bordercrisis; illegals; immigration; invasion; stateofemergency; yuma
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1 posted on 04/17/2019 8:37:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Need to fund a bus to take them to SF.


2 posted on 04/17/2019 8:41:07 AM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: SeekAndFind
“I am calling upon the federal government to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Yuma, …

Why don’t they just bus them to San Francisco?

3 posted on 04/17/2019 8:41:22 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: SeekAndFind

Secure the border!


4 posted on 04/17/2019 8:41:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
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To: Drango
lol Beat me to it.
5 posted on 04/17/2019 8:42:25 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: SeekAndFind

Maybe Sheriff Joe could show them how to handle it.


6 posted on 04/17/2019 8:43:54 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: immadashell

Yuma is not a sanctuary city, but Phoenix is. Send them there.


7 posted on 04/17/2019 8:43:58 AM PDT by rstrahan
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To: Drango

the 3:10 to SF


8 posted on 04/17/2019 8:44:50 AM PDT by dontreadthis (A TIMELINE OF TREASON on Profile Page)
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To: SeekAndFind

Deport.


9 posted on 04/17/2019 8:45:10 AM PDT by bgill (when you badmouth women, you are badmouthing your mama and the good women on FR)
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To: SeekAndFind

The problem is obvious. The People of Yuma need to Elect a Mayor that supports turning Yuma into a Sanctuary City.


10 posted on 04/17/2019 8:46:16 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Go Greyhound and leave the illegals to us."

Mayor sure isn't very bright is he?

11 posted on 04/17/2019 8:46:25 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: ryderann

If Sheriff Joe showed them what he did Yuma would be inundated with lawsuits re: targeting of minorities.


12 posted on 04/17/2019 8:46:34 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: dontreadthis

Actually we should send them to Puerto Rico to make up for the Trump hurricane deaths. Willing labor.


13 posted on 04/17/2019 8:48:07 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: SeekAndFind

We are now going to detain them because we don’t have a border wall to stop the illegal influx.


14 posted on 04/17/2019 8:48:10 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind
Looks like Tucson, Mesa have received sanctuary city money since the Obama years. Yuma can ship them there.

SoCal is not too far away either.

So I learned something new. Sanctuary cities get paid to be sanctuary cities, ... of course!

15 posted on 04/17/2019 8:48:15 AM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: SeekAndFind

I see the old song “Thank God and Greyhound You’re Gone” making a comeback.


16 posted on 04/17/2019 8:48:29 AM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: SeekAndFind

Bus them to San Francisco. SFO is a diverse city: the more you see, diverse it gets.


17 posted on 04/17/2019 8:51:47 AM PDT by dinodino
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To: SeekAndFind

Yuma, AZ? What emergency? Does Napa nan know?


18 posted on 04/17/2019 8:51:52 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: SeekAndFind

They will all have ballots and will vote in 2020


19 posted on 04/17/2019 8:51:59 AM PDT by sheehan (DEPORT ALL ILLEGALS.)
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