By Ebi Kesiena
The United States has begun a mass deportation of Haitian migrants, to stem the flow of migrants into Texas by blocking the Mexican border at an isolated town.
The American officials on Monday started the deportation of the migrants back to their homeland from a refugee camp where thousands were camped.
About a dozen Texas Department of Public Safety vehicles lined up near the bridge and river where Haitians have been crossing from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico into Del Rio, Texas for almost three weeks.
The migrants initially found other ways to cross nearby until they were confronted by federal and state law enforcement agencies.
According to reports, some Haitian immigrants are still crossing the river into the United States about 2.4 kilometers east of the previous spot but they were eventually stopped by Border Patrol Agents on horseback and Texas law enforcement officials.
As they crossed, some Haitians carried boxes on their heads filled with food. Some removed their pants before getting into the river and carried them, while others were unconcerned about getting wet.
