Illegal immigrants who have gathered in a Texas bridge area will be expelled, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday. The DHS made the announcement after various reports said that thousands of illegal immigrants are amassing under an international bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Some 9,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitians, Cubans, and Venezuelans, were in the area, Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez said on Thursday. However, the number has increased to 14,000, a Border Patrol source told The Epoch Times. The immigration authorities have temporarily closed the Del Rio Port of Entry and rerouted traffic from Del Rio to Eagle Pass, which is about 60 miles away. The illegal immigrants are being relocated to other processing locations to accelerate the deportation process. “DHS is conducting regular expulsion and removal flights to Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador, and Northern Triangle countries,” the agency said in a statement. The number of …
US to Expel Illegal Immigrants Gathering Under Texas Bridge
September 18, 2021
admin
DHSExecutive BranchFeatured Topicsillegal immigrantsImmigration & Border SecurityLocal NewsNational SecurityPoliticsRegional-Local NewsTexasTexas Del RioUSUS NewsWorld
0 Comment