250:. The mayor of Del Rio, Bruno Lozano, described the conditions as "squalid". Little clean water and food were supplied, and there were 20 portable toilets for the 9,000 people. Migrants reentered Mexico to purchase food and other supplies in Ciudad Acuña, and then re-crossed the river to the Del Rio encampment. Some enterprising Mexicans waded across the river with what stock they could carry, and sold it there.
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The population of Necoclí is about 20,000, primarily Black descendents of former slaves. About 25,000 migrants, 75% of which are
Haitian, passed through Necoclí between January and August, 2021. The number of migrants arriving sometimes exceeds the capacity of the ferries, leaving Necoclí in August
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As undocumemted entry to the United States has been made more difficult since the
Clinton administration, an army of people smugglers has spontaneously arisen. In order to sell their services, which barkeers in Central America sell on street corners, the difficulty of the trip is minimi3$ and the
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One reason that the migrant crisis has come up mostly since 2010 is that the trip, hard and dangerous as it is, is easier (though not safer) than it used to be. Air fares have dropped. Highways and bus services in South
America, Central America, and Mexico have improved. The construction and paving
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This quantity of migrants far exceeded the processing capacity of the Del Rio Border Patrol station, which typically dealt with 300 migrants per day. Additional agents were sent in from other Border Patrol offices in other Texas cities, and announced plans to move migrants to other Border Patrol
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Haitian migrants came via Brazil and Chile, where they had been living and working before finding conditions so bad that they set out by land for the United States. There were children of Haitians born in these countries. Some spoke Spanish much better than Haitian Creole.
623:"'Beyond an Embarassment'. Biden promises consequences for how Haitian migrants were treated. President Joe Biden made his first public remarks on the treatment of Haitian migrants after a video of Border Patrol agents on horseback causes outrage [part 2]"
557:"Biden administration limits what Border Patrol can share with media about migrant surge at border. Restrictions on what border agents can share with the media were passed down verbally, say officials. Some have released videos of the border surge anyway"
410:"Más de 10.000 migrantes haitianos, retenidos en un campamento precario bajo un puente en el sur de Texas. La caravana, en la que también hay cubanos, venezolanos y nicaragüenses, entró a Estados x Unidos el jueves después de haber cruzado todo México"
686:"EE.UU. empieza a deportar a los haitianos retenidos en puente en la frontera. En las últimas jornadas, unos 13,000 migrantes, en su mayoría haitianos, estaban acampando debajo del puente internacional que une Ciudad Acuña (México) y Del Río"
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These migrants said they intended to apply for asylum, but many of them were not even ableto apply (which would have given then an appointment montgs in the future, during which time they were supposed to remain in Mexico. Arrived shackled.
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453:"Thousands of Migrants Huddle in Squalid Conditions Under Texas Bridge. The temporary camp in Del Rio has grown with staggering speed in recent days during a massive surge in migration that has overwhelmed the authorities"
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2021 with 10,000 migrants sleeping in hostels, churches, or on the beach. The town's water system collapsed, unable to handle the increased load. The mayor proclaimed a state of emergency ("calamidad pública").
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325:"'If I go back, I'll die': Colombian town scrambles to accommodate 10,000 migrants"
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808:"Rapid expulsions cut off asylum. Trump's executive orders shut Mexico's gate"
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590:"Migrants Are Detained Under a Bridge in El Paso. What Happened?"
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653:"Del Rio Port of Entry remains closed Saturday morning"
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