Last Updated on September 18, 2021, 8:32 AM AST by Renaldo St Juste
The U.S. government is planning to remove the migrants from Haiti in the Texas border city. Biden led administration is sending back the Haitians to their country by plane. This flight will get start from Sunday onwards.
An official said Friday, showing a swift and dramatic response to thousands who recently crossed the border from Mexico and assembled under and around a bridge.
Details are yet to be finalized but will likely involve five to eight flights a day, according to the official with direct knowledge of the plans who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. San Antonio, the nearest major city, maybe among the departure cities.
While speaking on the situation of anonymity, other administration officials expected 2 flights a day to the most and said all migrants would be tested for COVID-19.
U.S. authorities closed to traffic to vehicles and walkers in both areas at the only border passage in Del Rio, Texas, after disorder opened on Friday and the administration faced a new and urgent challenge as it tries to handle large numbers of asylum-seekers who have been leading U.S. soil.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it was blocking the border passage with Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, to counter to critical protection and security requirements. Travellers were being guided to Eagle Pass, Texas, 57 miles (91 kilometers) away.
Haitians crossed the Rio Grande freely and in a steady stream, going back and forth between the U.S. and Mexico through knee-deep water, with some parents carrying small children on their shoulders. Unable to buy supplies in the U.S., they returned briefly to Mexico for food and cardboard to settle, temporarily at least, under or near the bridge in Del Rio, a city of 35,000 that has been severely strained by migrant flows in recent months.
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