AND NOW THE MAN’S FAMILY SAYS THE CITY DOES NOT VALUE THEIR LOVED ONE’S LIFE. BUT FIRST.
>> LET ME BE CLEAR.
LIVE IN OF THE TITLE. 42 PUBLIC
HEALTH ORDER DOES NOT MEAN OUR
BORDER IS OPEN. IN FACT, IT IS
THE CONTRARY.
>> STILL THE SHEER NUMBER OF
MIGRANTS CROSSING COULD BE
STAGGERING. PREPARATIONS ALONG
THE BORDER UNDER WAY AS THE
COUNTDOWN TO THE END OF TITLE.
42 CONTINUES TONIGHT. WE HAVE
TEAM COVERAGE FROM THE BORDER.
JOHN PAUL BARAJAS IN DEL RIO
TONIGHT. JONATHAN COTTO
STANDING BY IN EAGLE PASS.
AND NOW WE’RE GOING TO START
WITH JOHN PAUL JOHN PAUL.
>> AS THE RULE NEARS ITS AND
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY LINING UP IN
NORTHERN MEXICO TO COME INTO
THE U.S..
>> ALAS, THERE’S ALREADY ABOUT
29,800 POTENTIAL CROSSERS, NOT
JUST IN MEXICO, BUT IN OR
AROUND THE DEL RIO SECTOR.
AND THAT MOST LIKELY WILL BE
COMING IN HERE. DEL RIO, LAREDO
OR EAGLE PASS ALL OF THIS AS
THERE’S ALREADY BEEN SAID TO
BE 150 OR MORE THAN 150,000
MIGRANTS ACROSS NORTHERN
MEXICO. ANY OTHER SHELTERS ARE
ALL ALONG THE STREET AS TITLE.
42 NEAR TO IT.
>> EVERYBODY IS BASICALLY IN
UNIFORM AND ON ALERT. SO IF
SOMETHING HAPPENS AND THE
BORDER IS OVERCOME, WE’RE GOING
TO ACTIVATE AND WE’RE GOING TO
HAVE EVERYBODY IN THE
DEPARTMENT REACT TO IT. IT’S
ALL HANDS ON DECK THAT POLICE
CHIEF. THINK OF IT AS TELLS
US THEY’RE OPTIMISTIC PREPARING
FOR THE UNKNOWN.
>> OF JUST HOW MANY MIGRANTS
ACROSS THE BORDER ONCE TITLE.
42 IS LIFTED. CURRENTLY THE
LEADING NONPROFIT IN DEL RIO
BORDER, HUMANITARIAN COALITION
SAYS THEY SEE AROUND 300
MIGRANTS ARE CAPACITY
RIGHT NOW.
>> IS IN THE 700 RANGE PER DAY
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, TIFFANY
BURROW ASKED NOT TO BE ON
CAMERA, BUT THIS IS WHERE
MIGRANTS WHO COME TO DEL RIO
ARE DROPPED OFF A SIFTED AND
RELATED FOOD AND DRINK. AT
02:00PM. IT WAS EMPTY. THAT’S
BECAUSE IT’S NOT AN OVERNIGHT
SHELTER. THE GOAL HERE GET
MIGRANTS THE NEXT LEG OF THEIR
TRIP SOMETIME SAN ANTONIO AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE. THEY HAVE ONE
OBJECTIVE WHILE THEY’RE HERE
AND THAT’S TO FINALIZE THEIR
TRANSPORTATION TO THEIR
DESTINATION. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO REALIZE THAT THERE’S NO
OVERNIGHT SHELTER IN THIS CITY
OR OR COUNTY CITY OFFICIALS
TELL US THEY HAVE CITY-OWNED
BUILDINGS CAPABLE OF TURNING
INTO OVERNIGHT SHELTERS.
IF DEL RIO SAYS TOO MANY
MIGRANTS ALL AT ONCE.
>> THE CITY AND UNPROFITABLE
TO IMPROVE FACILITIES AHEAD
OF THE END OF TITLE. 42.
>> SUCH AS ELECTRICAL PLUMBING,
FENCING AND A BILLION FOR
SHELTER. EITHER RAIN OR SHINE.
SHE AND CHIEF OF MEDICINE
HOPING FOR THE BEST. BUT THERE
IS STILL CONCERNS ASSESSING
FROM APPREHENSION ALL THE WAY
TO RELEASE. THEY’RE LOOKING AT
ABOUT 51 HOURS. SO THEY’RE
TRYING TO SHORTEN THAT THE BEST
THEY CAN. BUT STILL, 51 HOURS
ARE STILL PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT
OF TIME.
>> FOR EACH PERSON.
>> THE ONLY TIME WILL TELL HOW
MANY MIGRANTS ACTUALLY CROSS TO
THE DEL RIO SECTOR ONCE HAD
A 42 IS LIFTED. BUT LOCAL
OFFICIALS WE SPOKE TO SAID THEY
FEEL THEY’RE THE BEST PREPARED
THAT THEY CAN BE FOR THE
SITUATION AT HAND AS THE
NONPROFIT, THEY SAY IF ANYONE
WANTS TO HELP OR CAN HELP, THEY
CAN DONATE THROUGH THEIR
WEBSITE WILL HAVE A LINK TO
THEIR WEBSITE ON OUR WEBSITE.
KSAT DOT COM IN DEL RIO.
JOHN PAUL BARAJAS KSAT, TOUGH
NEWS.
>> JOHN PAUL, THANK YOU.
AND NOW WE’RE GOING TO GO TO
EAGLE PASS. IT’S ONE OF THE
BUSIEST AREAS WHERE PEOPLE COME
IN THROUGH MEXICO. YEAH.
THAT IS WHERE WE FIND OUR
JONATHAN COTTO WHO IS JOINING
US LIVE. JONATHAN, A LOT OF
TALK ABOUT COOPERATION BETWEEN
THE 2 COUNTRIES OF MEXICO IN
THE UNITED STATES. WHAT IS THE
SITUATION THERE? LOOK LIKE AS
TITLE? 42 IS SET TO COME TO A
CLOSE IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT, STEPHEN, IT’S
IMPORTANT TO MENTION TO EAGLE
PASS HAS NOT DECLARED A STATE
OF EMERGENCY LIKE OTHER BORDER
CITIES HAVE. BUT THIS COMMUNITY
HAS EXPERIENCED HUGE WAVES OF
MIGRANTS SEEKING TO GET INTO
THE U.S. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR
AND ANTICIPATE THE END OF
TITLE. 42 WILL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT NOW, RIGHT
BEHIND ME IS ONE OF MANY
NATIONAL GUARD UNITS THAT HAVE
BEEN SET IN PLACE TO KEEP A
WATCH ON THE MIGRANT SITUATION.
NOW, WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK WITH
MISSION PORTER HOPE THAT THE
LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
THAT SERVES AS THE MIGRANT
RESOURCE CENTER AS WELL AS
LANDOWNERS WHO SAY THEY’RE
CONCERNED WITH THE END OF
TITLE. 42 AND THE IMPACT IT
WILL HAVE ON DENNIS. WELL.
WHEN MIGRANTS ARRIVE HERE, THEY
ARE PROVIDED WITH MEALS.
THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE PHONE
CALLS. THE CENTER PROVIDES
TRANSLATORS AND ALSO PROVIDES
TRAVEL OPTIONS IN ORDER FOR
MIGRANTS TO GET TO THEIR
DESTINATIONS. NOW, THE CENTER
TYPICALLY STAYS PRETTY BUSY.
BUT NOW WITH THE END OF TITLE,
42, IT’S GEARING UP FOR AN
INCREASE IN THOSE SEEKING
ASYLUM. WE HAD A CHANCE TO
SPEAK WITH THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF MISSION BORDER.
HOPE BY LIDIA WHEELER. AND
ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO
SPEAK ON CAMERA, SAYS THEY ARE
PREPARING TO SERVE PEOPLE IN A
SAFE AND ORDERLY MANNER.
SHE SAYS BORDER PATROL HAS BEEN
DROPPING OFF UP TO 400 MIGRANTS
A DAY MORE THAN ANY OTHER
BORDER COMMUNITY AT THE MOMENT
AND SAYS THEY ARE ANTICIPATING
GETTING UP TO 1000 MIGRANTS
ONCE THE PANDEMIC ARROW BROLL
ANDS. NOW WE KNOW THOUSANDS
OF MIGRANTS ARE AT DIFFERENT
POINTS THROUGHOUT THE LONG
STRETCH OF BORDER BETWEEN THE
U.S. AND MEXICO. AND IT’S BEEN
A WAITING GAME TITLE. 42 HAS
RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION DURING
THE PANDEMIC AND NOW IT’S COME
DOWN TO ITS LAST HOURS. AND
LANDOWNERS HAVE THEIR CONCERNS
AS WELL. WE STOOD BY THAT TIME.
I LIVES ALONG THE RIO GRANDE
BORDER IN EAGLE PASS. AND THE
ONLY THING THAT SEPARATES HIS
PROPERTY FROM MEXICO IS THE
RIVER AND DEFENSE. ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS HE HAS HAD TO DEAL
WITH OVER TIME IS THE AMOUNT
OF TRASH THAT IS LEFT BEHIND
BY MIGRANTS. NOW IT’S SETTLED.
42 COMES TO AN END. HIS
CONCERNS ARE MUCH BIGGER.
I AM WHAT MOSTLY CONCERNS ME IS
THAT THEY’RE GOING TO COME UP
AND TURN THEMSELVES INTO MY
HOUSE. AND I’M GOING TO HAVE
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AS I’VE HAD
BEFORE. UP TO 300 CUBANS AT
ONE TIME.
>> AND THAT’S WHAT CONCERNS
ME THAT THE SHOW UP. THEY WANT
TO RUN THROUGH THE RANCH AND
GET TO THE HIGHWAY IN TURN
THEMSELVES UP THERE. I CAN’T
CONTROL THAT. BUT HAVING THEM
SHOW UP, YOU KNOW, 300 STRONG.
IF YOUR HOUSE IS, IT’S VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE.
♪
UNCOMFORTABLE. ♪ NOW WE’RE LEARNING PIANO AS
NEGATIVE AS WELL AS EAGLE
LEADERSHIP IT UP IN A
BINATIONAL MEETING WITH MEXICO
IN AN EFFORT OF ORGANIZING AND
PLANNING A UNIFIED RESPONSE
AS THE TITLE AND LIVES OUT.
IT BLAST ITS LAST HOURS
REPORTING LIVE IN EAGLE PASS.
JONATHAN COTTO KSAT, 12 NEWS.
>> JONATHAN, THANK YOU FOR THAT
LIVE REPORT. AND IF YOU STILL
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE END OF
TITLE, 42 AND WHAT IT MEANS
GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE A