Federal and local officials say the camp where thousands of Haitian migrants had gathered under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas is now empty. At one point, about 15,000 people had gathered under and around the bridge connecting Texas to Mexico.
Del Rio's Mayor says it's "phenomenal news'' that the camp has been cleared. The U.S. mounted an effort this week to move the migrants to other locations in the U.S. or return them to Haiti.
Mayor Bruno Lozano toured the area earlier today and says some federal agents will remain in the region. "There was a lot of people hidden in the brush. So now they're actually going into the brush and the outskirts. They're assessing anything they might find that would impede the opening of the bridge," he said.
He expects the bridge to re-open either this weekend or early next week.
President Biden also announced today that there would be consequences for the Border Patrol agents photographed this week using horses to contain Haitian migrants at the camp.
"I take responsibility. I'm the President. It was horrible to see...to see people treated like they did, horses nearly running them over and people being strapped, it's outrageous. I promise you those people will pay," he said.
The Border Patrol discontinued the use of horses in Del Rio earlier this week after getting criticism over the pictures.
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