Additionally, Nicholls explained Nichols explained that he declared the local emergency to prevent a situation in which asylum-seeking migrants are left without resources and potentially go out in the greater community to satisfy their basic needs.
He believes that the local emergency declaration is necessary to obtain resources to maintain Yuma’s community and migrants’ human rights.
“I am calling upon the federal government to alleviate he humanitarian crisis in Yuma, as our NGOs are overcapacity and cannot sustain providing this aid,” said Nicholls.
