China News Service, September 26. According to a report by the US Chinese website, the border between the United States and Mexico in Texas was reopened on the afternoon of the 25th local time, and trade and travel will resume.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that after working to “speed up immigration processing to a manageable level,” they were able to reopen operations at the Del Rio Port of Entry.
CBP also stated that at 4 pm local time on the 25th, the Del Rio Port of Entry will resume passenger operations.
Cargo transportation will begin at 8 am on the 27th.
Last week, an estimated 15,000 illegal immigrants camped under a bridge in Del Rio, mainly Haitian immigrants, and the port of entry was closed as a result.
However, US Secretary of Homeland Security Majorcas stated on the 24th that immigrants under the bridge have been deported.
Majorcas said that about 2,000 Haitians have boarded the repatriation flight and have been deported, about 8,000 have voluntarily returned to Mexico, and another 5,000 have been detained by CBP.
This week, the Biden administration’s treatment of Haitian immigrants was strongly opposed by Democrats, especially after photos of border officers arresting immigrants on horseback went viral on the Internet.
Daniel Foote, who was appointed as the U.S. special envoy to Haiti, resigned this week to protest the "inhumane treatment of immigrants" by the United States. This is the sharpest criticism of the situation in Haiti within the United States.
Foote wrote in his resignation letter, "Our policy towards Haiti still has serious flaws, and my proposal has been ignored and rejected."