在美国寻求避难并等待在德克萨斯州德尔里奥接受审理的移民在墨西哥和美国之间的国际大桥附近的格兰德河洗浴。(2021年9月17日)
最多可能达1万人的移民拥挤在德克萨斯州德尔里奥附近连接美国和墨西哥的一座大桥下的临时营地里。他们中很多人来自海地。据实地官员说,桥下的移民人数正在增多。
Law enforcement sources say there are up to 10,000 more migrants en route to cross illegally into Del Rio. They have been walking across a dam in the Rio Grande all morning long, and they then walk to the international bridge where they are congregating underneath. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/xzAcyglRLB
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021
德尔里奥地段边境巡逻队员工会的首席官员乔恩·安芬森对《华盛顿邮报》说:“我们正在紧急调动一切可能调动的资源,但这在后勤方面是一场噩梦。”
他说:“我们从各地抽调人员来帮忙,但他们今天到不了,我们现在只是在为了不被淹没而勉力挣扎。”
BREAKING: Our drone is back over the international bridge in Del Rio, TX. Per source, the number of migrants waiting to be processed has now swelled to approx 8,200. It was 4,000 yesterday AM. Doubled in one day. BP overwhelmed, & I’m told situation is “out of control” @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/ThJJJ0JWCT
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 16, 2021
据路透社报道,桥下状况“脏乱”,据报道,随着气温升高,食物和饮水稀缺。
美国边境巡逻队说,在这些移民等候被带往美国受理设施期间,边境巡逻队正在增加派驻当地的人员并向移民提供饮水、毛巾和移动厕所。
Good evening from Del Río, TX. 10,503 (as of 6:45pm, September 16, 2021) migrants under the Del Río International Bridge. This morning we started at 8,200. President Biden, have you been briefed on the ongoing crisis yet? @POTUS @VP @WhiteHouse @DHSgov @cnnbrk @FoxNews @ABC
— Mayor Bruno “Ralphy” Lozano (@BrunoRalphy) September 17, 2021
德尔里奥市长、民主党人布鲁诺·洛扎诺星期四(9月16日)发推说,他统计的移民人数超过1万,他已强求联邦政府提供帮助。洛扎诺提到,桥下的移民人数不断增多。
他写道:“拜登总统,你得到了当前这场危机的汇报了吗?”
Thousands of migrants were crowded under a bridge outside Del Rio, Texas, on Thursday, part of a massive surge in migration across the Rio Grande this week that has overwhelmed the authorities and caused significant delays in processing the arrivals. https://t.co/mhzrGLXCGV
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) September 17, 2021
这一局面对总统乔·拜登构成了另一个与边境相关的挑战。拜登撤回了前总统唐纳德·特朗普实施的一些限制性的移民政策。
今年到目前为止,美-墨边界出现了前所未有的移民人数,他们试图越境进入美国。
根据星期三公布的政府数据,今年8月有超过19万5千移民在墨西哥边境被捕。
拜登政府指责特朗普要为移民潮激增负责,称特朗普减少了合法移民的途径。
(本文参考了路透社的报道。)
BREAKING: Just wrapped up a helicopter ride with Texas DPS at the international bridge in Del Rio, TX. What we saw was absolutely stunning. There are at least 10,000 migrants under the bridge who crossed illegally, and a constant stream of hundreds more crossing over. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/IADqBzb3qn
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021