The Department of Homeland security requested the assistance of the U.S. military to transport illegal immigrants, many of Haitian origin, from a crowded holding area under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The Department of Defense (DOD) confirmed the request during a press briefing on Monday. Under this request, the department would provide contracted air transportation for Customs and Border Patrol on a reimbursable basis,” DOD press secretary John Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon. The requested support would end on Oct. 20 and can be given with “minimal risk” to current military operations, Kirby said before declining to offer further details because the request “really has just come in.” “We’re doing the same thing we would do with any Request for Assistance. We’re examining, reviewing, and determining the best way forward,” Kirby said. Some of the thousands of illegal immigrants who have amassed in Del Rio began returning to …