A pair of officers look out at the Rio Grande between Mexico and the United States in Del Rio, Texas ... [+] on May 16, 2021. AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsMore than 10,000 migrants are currently waiting to be processed at a makeshift site under a bridge linking the Texas city of Del Rio with Mexico, Del Rio’s mayor told Reuters on Thursday, and many of these migrants reportedly hail from Haiti. Nearly 28,000 Haitians have been arrested by Border Patrol along the U.S.-Mexico border in the current fiscal year, which began last October, compared to 4,395 in 2020 and 2,046 in 2019, according to historical Border Patrol statistics. U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Forbes it’s “increasing its manpower” along the border’s Del Rio sector to prepare for more migrants (the agency did not respond to Forbes’ request for data on migrants waiting to be processed in Del Rio). Further ReadingGrowing Share of Migrants From Outside Mexico, Central America Poses Challenge for Biden (Wall Street Journal)

Source: Forbes September 17, 2021 02:02 UTC