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Thousands of Haitian migrants are camping out near Texas. Biden administration says they can’t stay
About 12,000 migrants have been camping out — without adequate sanitation — under a bridge in the Texas border town of Del Rio. Most of them are from Haiti, and the U.S. began sending some of them back to their native country on Sunday by plane.
By Michell Eloy • • 8m ListenAbout 12,000 migrants have been camping out — without adequate sanitation — under a bridge in the Texas border town of Del Rio. Most of them are from Haiti, and the U.S. began sending some of them back to their native country on Sunday by plane. Officials say they’ll send thousands more back this week.
Border patrol agents on horses have been rounding up people, as hundreds have been crossing the Rio Grande River for supplies and food. Meanwhile, temperatures in Del Rio today will top 100 degrees.
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1 of 5Haitian migrants at the border, politicization of Supreme Court, and more men skipping college- 0:00Thousands of Haitian migrants are camping out near Texas. Biden administration says they can’t stayYou’re reading this
- 8:16SCOTUS justices argue they’re not politicians. But expect more conservative decisions, says lawyer
- 18:22Protect sequoias from KNP Complex Fire: Are prescribed burns the way to go?
- 27:35‘Hope deficit’ and economic demands among college-aged men: Why more are choosing to skip higher ed
- 36:55DJ Travis Holcombe’s new nightly show is called ‘Freaks Only,’ but everyone’s invited to listen