Scores of people waded back and forth across the Rio Grande on Saturday, re-entering Mexico to purchase water, food and diapers in Ciudad Acuña before returning to the Texas encampment. “In Haiti, there is no security,” said Fabricio Jean, a 38-year-old Haitian who arrived in Texas with his wife and two daughters. Thousands have been living under and near a bridge in the Texas border city of Del Rio, and many of them said they will not be deterred by the U.S. as economic opportunities in Brazil and elsewhere dry up. Many of the migrants have lived in Latin America for years but now are seeking asylum in the U.S. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. official told The Associated Press that three flights departed San Antonio for Port-au-Prince and would arrive in the afternoon. DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - Some of the thousands of Haitian migrants who crossed from Mexico into a Texas border camp were flown back to their poverty-stricken homeland Sunday by the United States in an effort to deter others from crossing into the country.Ī U.S.
