The U.S. attempts to block the Mexican border at an isolated Texas town where thousands of Haitian refugees have set up a camp while also flying some of the migrants back to their homeland.
Haitian migrants gather on the banks of the Rio Grande after they crossed into the United States from Mexico on Sept. 18, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas.DEL RIO, Texas — Hoping to stop the flow of migrants, the United States on Sunday tried to block the Mexican border at an isolated Texas town where, but the migrants quickly found other ways to cross nearby.
Many of the migrants have lived in Latin America for years, but they are now are seeking asylum in the U.S. as economic opportunities in Brazil and elsewhere dry up. Thousands are living under and near a bridge in Del Rio. The blockade and deportations marked a swift response to the sudden arrival of Haitians in Del Rio, a Texas city of about 35,000 people roughly 145 miles west of San Antonio. It sits on a relatively remote stretch of border that lacks capacity to hold and process such large numbers of people.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry wrote Sunday on Twitter that he is concerned about conditions at the border camp and that the migrants would be welcomed back.
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