Washington (CNN) The Department of Homeland Security plans to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti to deter Haitians who are overwhelming Del Rio, Texas, a Customs and Border Protection official told CNN. Hide Caption 3 of 14 Photos: Thousands of migrants in makeshift camp under Texas bridge Migrants are seen in the makeshift camp in Del Rio on September 17. Hide Caption 6 of 14 Photos: Thousands of migrants in makeshift camp under Texas bridge Migrants wade in the Rio Grande on September 16. Hide Caption 8 of 14 Photos: Thousands of migrants in makeshift camp under Texas bridge Migrants wade in the Rio Grande on September 16. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated who said there are 13,990 migrants under the Del Rio International Bridge.

Source: CNN September 18, 2021 13:38 UTC