Deming City Council declares state of emergency in dealing with influx of immigrants

DEMING – City Council members voted Monday to declare a state of emergency that they hope will reach the governor's office in Santa Fe. Monday's City Council meeting tackled a busy agenda in the chambers of the John Strand Municipal Building, but the attention peaked at the conclusion of the meeting when City Administrator Aaron Sera shed light on the weekend influx of immigrants that were released in Deming by the United States Border Patrol. At last count, 170 immigrants – all from Central America – have been released in Deming from Border Patrol units in El Paso, TX and Antelope Wells, NM. "The Border Patrol doesn't care," Sera said during his update on the situation. "They're going to dump them wherever." The number of immigrants claiming asylum is well over 100 with more coming in daily. Sera was told by the Border Patrol the number could reach as many as 600 in days to come...MORE