Port of Entry in Del Rio Reopens After Migrant Surge

The Del Rio port of entry in Texas was reopen to vehicle traffic on Saturday after being shut down for almost a week as a surge of migrants tried crossing the U.S. Mexico border. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, vehicle and pedestrian traffic resumed at 4 p.m. on Saturday and cargo traffic restarted this morning. The port of entry was closed on September 17th after migrants who were awaiting processing by immigration authorities gathered at a makeshift camp underneath the international bridge.

The last remaining group of migrants began departing the camp on Friday on buses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing centers. Earlier that morning the mayor of Del Rio, Bruno Lozano, said there were just 144 migrants remaining at the camp. According to the Department of Homeland Security, over 3,900 Haitians were moved from the Del Rio camp to U.S Customs and Border Protection custody or other sectors of the border to be processed. Others boarded flights back to their homeland.