Van Horn Mayor Declares State of Disaster Over 'Diseased' Illegal Aliens

VAN HORN, TX- One day after the U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector apprehended 115 illegal aliens in Van Horn, Texas, the City of Van Horn declared a state of disaster.

According to the mayor of Van Horn, Rebecca L. Brewster, the city doesn’t have the resources and has said that extra measures must be taken to protect the welfare of the county's citizens.

In a declaration, Mayor Brewster stated, “Whereas, the public health and safety of the residents of the Town of Van Horn, Texas is under imminent threat of disaster from an elevated risk of exposure to unknown variants of COVID-19 resulting from the human trafficking occurring on our border with Mexico.”

The declaration also states “...The limited resources of the Town of Van Horn, Texas cannot adequately furnish the necessary procedures and facilities set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing and quarantining of thousands of illegal aliens who may be infected with unknown variants of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases that residents have not been vaccinated for.”

The declaration also asked for Texas Governor Greg Abbott to provide “state military forces to aid in controlling conditions in the county”.

According to data, the U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector has seen an increase of 390.9% from the 2020 Fiscal Year to the 2021 Fiscal Year.

Click HERE to read the official declaration posted to the Culberson County Facebook page.