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California Official Slams Biden's Refusal To Declare An Emergency For The Tijuana River Crisis

Sewage water from the Tijuana River seeps into San Diego (Credit: Creative Commons)

Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre is criticizing the Biden administration for refusing to declare an emergency regarding the Tijuana River crisis, which has seen the dumping of enormous quantities of untreated sewage from Mexico and into the U.S. through the course of water.

Speaking to Border Report, Aguirre highlighted that delegations from San Diego visited the White House three times this year with this purpose, the last one taking place last month. However, their requests to unlock funding to address the issue have not been fruitful, she said.

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