Mayor Rolando Salinas said in a video published on his social media that he was not given an explanation over the timing and was not aware of when the public would have access to the popular recreation area.
U.S. authorities described the drownings as underscoring the need for Border Patrol agents to have access to the area around Shelby Park, which Texas closed off earlier this week.
Rolando Salinas said the state gave Eagle Pass officials no warning and offered no timetable on when the park would reopen.
Civil rights organizations have already sued to stop the new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, calling it an unconstitutional overreach that encroaches on the U.S. government’s immigration authority.
Mayor Rolando Salinas said about 2,000 migrants had crossed Thursday, about half as many as the day prior.
