Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that all migrants camped out under the Del Rio International Bridge in southern Texas have been cleared.
"As of this morning, there are no longer any migrants in the camp underneath the Del Rio International Bridge," the secretary told reporters.
Another 8,000 have chosen to return to Mexico, while an estimated 5,000 migrants are being processed by DHS, which will determine whether they will be deported or placed in an immigration processing center, Mayorkas said. Democrats have pushed back on the use of Title 42 – first implemented under the Trump administration – as it allows federal officials to sidestep usual immigration practices to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
"It is not specific to Haitian nationals or the current situation," he added, in an apparent attempt to counter accusations of racism. Only those who can prove they have an"acute vulnerability" or threat of torture will be permitted to remain in the U.S.
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