Elon Musk to visit Eagle Pass, TX amid migrant crisis
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Elon Musk is going to Eagle Pass, Texas after speaking with GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales about the migrant crises, the Tesla chief executive and SpaceX founder announced from his X account on Tuesday.
Border patrol processing facilities in the Texas city were jammed over the weekend, with tents made for 1,000 migrants being occupied by over four times that amount. Between Friday and Sunday, Eagle Pass saw over 4,000 migrant apprehensions.
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«They are being overwhelmed by unprecedented numbers – just hit an all-time high and still growing!» Musk said on his account.
Eagle Pass has seen over 7,000 undocumented migrants crossed the Rio Grande since Sunday Sept. 17, with intelligence reports showing additional migrant caravans in Mexico and Central America on the way, the Eagle Pass Business Journal reported on Friday.
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The report said the flow of migrants has stressed community resources including Eagle Pass' only medical hospital, causing delays for local patients needing emergency medical services.
Eagle Pass, Texas, Saturday, September 23, 2023 — People who crossed the US/Mexico border are held at a border patrol processing center located below the Eagle Pass International Bridge. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (Getty Images / Getty Images)
Both the city's fire and police departments are also under pressure through increasing calls, while the Maverick County
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