Original title: Refugees on the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. increases repatriation efforts Source: CCTV News Client
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US Secretary of Homeland Security Majorcas said on the 20th that the US government has dispatched more than 600 Department of Homeland Security personnel to Del Rio, a small town in southwest Texas, to increase the repatriation of illegal immigrants who have recently gathered in the area.
Majorcas told the American media in Del Río that for several weeks, illegal immigrants have crossed the border into Del Río from Mexico, and the number has hit a new high in recent days. The US government faces the challenge of the new crown epidemic and severe illegal immigration issues. It will continue to repatriate illegal immigrants to prevent the spread of the epidemic. It is estimated that on the 20th, approximately 3,000 illegal immigrants will be transferred from Del Rio to shelter facilities in other locations in the United States.
According to “USA Today” on the 20th, citing Del Rio municipal officials, more than 14,500 illegal immigrants have gathered in temporary camps under the Del Rio International Bridge, most of whom are from Haiti. The local weather is hot, the living conditions in the temporary camp are poor, the garbage is piled up, and the supply of food and water is very limited.
According to US media reports, the US government has used at least three flights on the 19th to deport more than 400 illegal immigrants who entered Del Rio to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. It is expected that 6 more flights carrying illegal immigrants will arrive in Haiti on the 21st.
On the 20th, Texas Governor Abbott sent a letter to US President Biden regarding the surge in the number of illegal immigrants in Del Rio, requesting that Texas be declared a state of emergency and provide corresponding federal assistance to Texas. Abbott ordered the closure of six border crossings between the United States and Mexico in the state on the 16th.
Since the beginning of this year, the wave of illegal immigration at the border between the United States and Mexico has continued, posing a severe challenge to the US government. According to US media reports, the number of illegal immigrants arrested at the US-Mexico border this year has reached the highest level in more than 20 years. In August alone, more than 208,000 illegal immigrants were arrested. Many of them crossed the border into the United States again after being deported. .
(Edited by Liu Xuanyu)
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