FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: LAST OF CAMPED OUT MIGRANTS REMOVED FROM UNDER BRIDGE!
No migrants remain at camp under bridge in Texas border town, DHS secretary says.....As of this morning, there are no longer any migrants in the camp underneath the Del Rio International Bridge,” Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas said.
Nearly 15,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, had converged under the bridge in Del Rio, Texas, after crossing the border from Mexico.
About 2,000 Haitian nationals have been taken back to Haiti, and about 8,000 returned to Mexico voluntarily, DHS said. More than 5,000 people will go to removal proceedings or be expelled through the Title 42 public health law.
The Biden administration has faced widespread criticism for its handling of an increase in migration at the U.S.-Mexico border.No migrants remain at a border camp under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, where thousands, most of them Haitian nationals, had gathered in recent days, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said at a White House press briefing Friday.
The announcement comes as the Biden administration faces widespread criticism for its handling of an increase in migration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. authorities have encountered nearly 30,000 migrants in Del Rio since Sept. 9, according to Mayorkas. At one point, 15,000 migrants, predominantly Haitians, were camped out under the bridge connecting Del Rio with Ciudad Acuna, Mexico. Yesterday, the administration announced that there were fewer than 5,000 people remaining at the camp.
“As of this morning, there are no longer any migrants in the camp underneath the Del Rio International Bridge,” Mayorkas said at the White House.
Approximately 2,000 Haitian nationals have been taken back to Haiti on 17 repatriation flights organized by the DHS, according to Mayorkas.
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