Friday, 24 September 2021

Last Haitian migrants removed from Del Rio encampment, homeland security chief says

Mayorkas says 8,000 of 15,000 people have returned to Mexico while 5,000 are being processed by US officials

The last of up to 15,000 Haitian migrants have been cleared from their encampment underneath and near a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, the US homeland security secretary announced on Friday, ending one stage of a damaging episode for the Biden administration.

Related: US envoy to Haiti resigns over ‘inhumane’ decision to deport migrants

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