Texas: thousands of migrants gather under border bridge in makeshift camp
Source: The Guardian
Thousands of migrants and refugees have gathered under the bridge that connects Del Rio in Texas and Mexicos Ciudad Acuña, creating a makeshift camp with few basic services in intense heat in the latest border emergency facing Joe Biden.
The mayor of Del Rio, Bruno Lozano, said that as of early Thursday evening 10,503 people were camping under the Del Rio International Bridge, up from 8,200 in the morning.
Food and water have been scarce, about 20 people told Reuters, and temperatures have risen to about 99F (37C). Reuters witnessed hundreds of people wading through the Rio Grande river and back into Mexico to stock up on essentials they say they are not receiving on the US side.
They are mostly Haitians, with Cubans, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans also present.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/texas-thousands-of-migrants-gather-under-border-bridge-in-makeshift-camp/ar-AAOyBTa
Must be what's scaring up Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's replacement conspiracy.
getagrip_already
(14,250 posts)It sounds like tx has been dumping them there.
Igel
(35,197 posts)It's moderately "organized" in the sense that directions are available and encouragement offered. In Haitian Creole.
getagrip_already
(14,250 posts)Why would anyone direct people to this nowhere land endpoint?