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U.S. authorities accelerate removal of Haitian asylum-seekers from Texas-Mexico border
PBS News Hour - World
English - September 19, 2021 21:10 - 2.06 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratingsNews world news current events newshour television radio media Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, have gathered under a bridge in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where officials have declared a local state of emergency. The crisis has spotlighted Biden's continued use of a Trump-era deportation policy, and highlights the growing migration crisis triggered by multiple recent tragedies in Haiti. Texas Public Radio's Joey Palacios reports from the scene in Del Rio. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders