United States: Shelter of nearly 15,000 migrants at Texas border town cleared out

On Friday, last surviving immigrants, mainly Haitians, left a makeshift shelter beneath a bridge in Del Rio which is a border city of United States, Texas. As per Xinhua, on Friday on, a CNN team obtained photos of final two buses filled with immigrants as y left for United States Customs and Border Protection processing stations. Earlier this month, re were over 15,000 immigrants staying underneath bridge. 

Texas officials blocked off border at Del Rio earlier this week by building a "wall of vehicles" that stretched for several miles along side of Rio Grande riverbank dividing Texas town from Ciud Acuna, Mexico. Texas Republican Goverr Greg Abbott said that state is investing nearly $3 billion on border protection and that state law enforcement will attempt to progress to limit extraordinary number of individuals seeking to enter border. 

Police Personnel deployed in US Texas border

El Paso Times reported on Thursday that Mexican State Police were also stationed by side of Rio Grande's south bank, with cars parked along a route that stretches beside river bank.  White House has been chastised by both Republicans and Democrats over problem in border area. Republicans criticised President Joe Biden's government for its "lack of action" in dressing migrant problem, while Democrats slammed government's mass deportation of Haitian immigrants. 

Inhumane behaviour by  border patrol officials

Several videos and pictures posted earlier this week showed that US border patrol officials on horse patrol in Del Rio allegedly used whips on migrants, inciting a public outcry over "inhumane" behaviour. According to Xinhua, Biden described photos as "un-American" and a humiliation to US government, promising to hold those involved accountable.  

Following incident, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is presently investigating border nts' handling of migrants, which is scheduled to be completed next week. use of horse patrol in Del Rio has alrey been temporarily halted, according to DHS authorities. United States' special envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote resigned on Thursday over Biden government's decision on deportation of thousands of Haitians trying to enter country. 

Many Haitian immigrants are being deported under Title 42, which has been utilised by Trump government to deport immigrants without enabling m to seek asylum during COVID-19 outbreak. According to a report by Hill, White House has justified its present approach and stated that ministration is striving to establish an orderly and compassionate procedure for sourn border. Border arrests between United States and Mexico have allegedly remained at ir top-level over 20 years, with over 208,000 recorded in August alone.

(Im: AP)