{"id":147129,"date":"2021-02-18T21:52:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=147129"},"modified":"2021-02-18T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T02:58:21","slug":"watch-democrat-mayor-begs-biden-to-stop-release-of-migrants-into-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-democrat-mayor-begs-biden-to-stop-release-of-migrants-into-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Democrat Mayor Begs Biden To Stop Release Of Migrants Into Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-democrat-mayor-begs-biden-to-stop-release-of-migrants-into-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=147129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231208477.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Democratic mayor of the Del Rio, Texas, Bruno Lozano, pleaded with President Joe Biden on Wednesday to halt the release of migrants into the area as the state faces extreme weather conditions and power shutoffs.<\/p>\n<p>A YouTube account for the Del Rio government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VPUbt42YsAI\">hosted<\/a> a desperate video from Lozano \u201cpleading\u201d with Biden to stop \u201cany measures regarding the release of immigrants awaiting court dates into the City of Del Rio and surrounding areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the extreme weather and emergency conditions in the area, the city does not have the resources available to house and accommodate these migrants within the community,\u201d a caption for the video reads.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/number-of-immigrant-families-illegally-crossing-u-s-border-rises-to-pre-covid-19-levels-11613644201\">noted<\/a> by The Wall Street Journal, migrants are not tested by Customs and Border Protection before they are released across the border, though it is protocol that they\u2019ll be taken to a local hospital if the migrant is showing symptoms of COVID-19 or another illness. \u201cAid groups such as the one in Del Rio advise people to quarantine if they believe they may have [COVID]-19, but lack the resources to pay for hotels or other accommodations,\u201d the Journal added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cue-group style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<div class=\"cues style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<p class=\"cue style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\" role=\"button\">\u201cI am pleading and requesting with you to please put a halt to any measures regarding the release of immigrants awaiting court dates into the city of Del Rio and surrounding areas,\u201d Lozano asked Biden. \u201cWe do not have the resources available to house and accommodate these migrants within our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will have no choice but to use the extreme measure under the emergency declaration as the mayor of the city of Del Rio, Texas, to refuse the entry of migrants awaiting court dates into the city of Del Rio,\u201d he told the president. \u201cIf you do send these individuals into our community, we will be forced to make a decision to leave them without resources under these dire circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cue-group style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<p>\u201cI am asking to please stop,\u201d the Democrat pleaded. \u201cPlease make another plan for this federal issue. If you\u2019re going to allow these individuals into our community, I respectfully ask that you provide the means and the supplies necessary to accommodate them safely under these extreme circumstances. Due to the crisis, we cannot provide these supplies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been outsourcing dialysis treatments for our in-need persons in our community; we have had to relocate the elderly who are in need of power for oxygen tanks,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe are completely and utterly spread thin with resources for our own community.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lozano insisted he was in \u201cconstant communication with other border mayors\u201d in Texas who are feeling the same strain and share the same concerns about the migrant population.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cue-group style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<div class=\"cues style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<p role=\"button\">\u201cOur nonprofits, our churches are running thin with resources to provide to our very own citizens,\u201d the mayor said. \u201cAdditionally, we have been burdened with the inadequate communication systems throughout the entire area, which has impacted our ability to respond and coordinate limited resources and distribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cue-group style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<div class=\"cues style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<p class=\"cue style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\" role=\"button\">\u201cReleasing the migrant population without any COVID-19 protection protocols is undermining your commitment to the stance against COVID-19,\u201d Lozano argued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cue-group style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\n<p class=\"cues style-scope ytd-transcript-body-renderer\">\u201cWe may be a small town that is off of your radar, but we have a community of 50,000 people who need your attention,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are requesting that you please listen and that you please come through.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"City of Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano makes an urgent plea to the President of the United States\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VPUbt42YsAI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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