Wednesday 22 September 2021

Crowded camps, garbage piles, extreme heat: migrants in Texas face unlivable conditions

An estimated 14,000 have crossed the Rio Grande only to be faced with squalid living conditions and possible deportation

Thousands of migrants and asylum seekers are facing desperate conditions as they continue to be held in makeshift camps under the Del Rio international bridge in Texas, including high temperatures, squalid living conditions, and probable deportation and shocking mistreatment by border patrol agents.

An estimated 14,000 migrants, including pregnant women and children, have crossed the Rio Grande over the last two weeks, coming by bus and foot to seek refuge or a new life in the US. The majority are Haitian, with many fleeing the recent mass destruction of an earthquake and political turmoil following Haitian president Jovenel Moïse’s assassination.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3nYpsZp

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