Thousands of Illegals Hanging Out Under a Bridge in Texas Waiting to Enter Uncle Joe’s

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DEL RIO, Texas—Thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly from Haiti, are congregating under an international bridge in Texas while they wait to be processed by Border Patrol. The illegal immigrants are spread out over a dirt lot strewn with litter, many sitting or lying on blankets. Others stand, chatting with companions. Some 9,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan nationals, are in the area, Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez confirmed at 3:45 p.m. local time on Sept. 16. Five hundred more had arrived within the previous half-hour as the sheriff and the mayor of Del Rio, Texas, held a press conference near the bridge–almost within sight of the Rio Grande, which serves as the international border with Mexico. The number has skyrocketed in less a week, from only a couple of hundred under the bridge on Sept. 9. Mayor Bruno Lozano confirmed that another 20,000 are on their way.

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This is not secure. This is not defensible,” he said, looking toward the wide open border and the number of people walking back and forth across it. “We don’t really know who they are.”

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that he has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to “maintain their presence at and around ports of entry to deter crossings,” although it’s unclear how effective that will be in reducing numbers.

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Lozano said his city’s medical services are stretched thin. An illegal immigrant woman was rushed to hospital on Sept. 15 to give birth. On Sept. 16, The Epoch Times witnessed Border Patrol loading a woman into an ambulance. Lozano blamed the Biden administration, particularly Vice President Kamala Harris, for not focusing on the U.S.–Mexico border, especially the smaller cities being affected, such as Del Rio. The number of illegal aliens currently under the bridge is almost one-third of the population of the city.

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Sheriff Martinez confirmed that the illegal immigrants aren’t being tested for COVID-19. “None of them are being tested for anything,” he said. Law enforcement is adding more portable toilets under the bridge every day and drinking water stations are provided. The illegal immigrants cross the river frequently to go back to Mexico for food and supplies.

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CBP didn’t answer the phone or return voicemails or an email on Sept. 16 as the number of illegal immigrants continued to swell. No CBP representative spoke at the press conference.

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