Official says only 225 migrants remain in Texas border town
September 24, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: September 25, 2021 2:27 am
Migrants cross the Rio Grande towards Del Rio, Texas, from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
DEL RIO, Texas — The top elected official in the Texas border county where thousands of Haitian migrants camped in recent days says only 225 migrants remain.
Val Verde County Judge Lewis Owens told The Associated Press in a text message on Friday that he’s been told all of the migrants will be removed by the end of the day. Nearly 15,000 had gathered there last week.
The number peaked Saturday as migrants driven by confusion over the Biden administration’s policies and misinformation on social media converged at the border crossing trying to seek asylum. Many face expulsion to their home country.
A Haitian migrant talks to with a Mexican police officer blocking access to the Rio Grande river so that immigrants can't use it to cross the U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A girl drinks juice at a migrant camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Mexico security forces deployed to block migrants who had camped in the park beside the Rio Grande so they can't cross the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A migrant leads a girl past Mexican police officers blocking access to the Rio Grande so immigrants can't use it to cross the U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Migrants, most from Haiti, cross the Rio Grande towards Del Rio, Texas, from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A boy walks at a migrant camp in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. Mexico security forces deployed to block immigrants, many from Haiti, who had camped in the park beside the Rio Grande so they can't cross the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
A Mexican police officer stands on the back of a vehicle blocking access to the Rio Grande so immigrants can't use it to cross the U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
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