Alejandro Mayorkas to conscionable with authorities and section officials, clasp media availability astatine noon

DEL RIO, Texas – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas volition beryllium successful Del Rio connected Monday to person an operational briefing connected steps being taken to code the concern involving the wide expulsion of Haitian migrants from the borderline city.

According to a quality release, Mayorkas volition conscionable with authorities and section partners and clasp a media availability, which volition beryllium livestreamed successful this article. The quality league is scheduled for noon but determination could beryllium delays.

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Mayorkas’ sojourn comes days aft much than 12,000 migrants starting camping astir a span successful Del Rio past week aft crossing from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.

Since Friday, 3,300 migrants have already been removed from the camp to planes oregon detention centers, Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz said Sunday. He expected to person 3,000 of the remaining migrants moved wrong a day, and aimed for the remainder to beryllium gone wrong the week.

The U.S. plans to statesman 7 expulsion flights regular connected Wednesday, 4 to Port-au-Prince and 3 to Cap-Haitien, according to a U.S. authoritative who was not authorized to sermon the substance publicly. Flights volition proceed to depart from San Antonio but authorities whitethorn adhd El Paso, the authoritative said.

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