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El Paso mayor says White House asked him to not declare an emergency over migrant uptick and he agreed it wasn't necessary

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN El Paso, Texas, Mayor Oscar Leeser said in a public meeting late last month that the White House asked the city to hold off on declaring a state of emergency over the increase in migrants at the US-Mexico border, but said he also didn’t think it was necessar…

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  1. The Washington Free Beacon

    Report: Biden Pressured El Paso Mayor To Cover Up Border Crisis (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The Biden administration urged the mayor of El Paso, Texas, not to declare a state of emergency over the border crisis because it would make the president look bad, the New York Post reported Monday.

  2. Fox News

    White House asked Democratic El Paso mayor not to declare migrant state of emergency: report (opens Fox News)

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    The Democratic mayor of El Paso, Texas has been urged by President Biden's administration not to declare a state of emergency over ongoing mass immigration.

  3. Hot Air

    Biden pressured El Paso Dem mayor to not declare state of emergency (opens Hot Air)

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    For all of the talk we hear about the Biden border crisis (unless you’re watching CNN or MSNBC, of course), some areas on the southern border might not be doing as badly as we’d suspected....

  4. Breitbart News

    Report: Biden Pressured Democrat Border Mayor Not to Declare Emergency over Illegal Immigration (opens Breitbart News)

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    Biden reportedly pressured El Paso, Texas, Mayor Oscar Leeser (D) not to declare a state of emergency over illegal immigration.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    El Paso mayor says White House asked him to not declare an emergency over migrant uptick and he agreed it wasn't necessary (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN El Paso, Texas, Mayor Oscar Leeser said in a public meeting late last month that the White House asked the city to hold off on declaring a state of emergency over the increase in migrants at the US-Mexico border, but said he also didn’t think it was necessar…

  6. Hot Air

  7. Media Matters for America

  8. Fox News

    El Paso mayor denies report White House urged against emergency declaration for border crisis (opens Fox News)

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    El Paso, Texas Mayor Oscar Leeser claims the Biden administration had no involvement in his decision not to declare a state of emergency over the migrant crisis.

  9. PJ Media

    Biden Administration Pressured El Paso Mayor Not to Declare a State of Emergency Over Illegal Alien Crisis (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    According to several sources, the White House pressured Leeser not to declare an emergency largely because it would help expose the true nature of the crisis.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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