US Mexico border

Aunque la administración Biden puso fin formalmente a la política de "medición" de migrantes en los puertos de entrada, los defensores de los derechos civiles y de los migrantes dicen que todavía se rechaza a los solicitantes de asilo.

Though the Biden administration formally ended the migrant “metering” policy at ports of entry, migrant and civil rights advocates say asylum seekers are still being turned away.

The reopening marked the reunification of families who haven't seen each other for 20 months and a return of commerce and tourism for hundreds of thousands of daily travelers along the world's busiest land border.

For Texas, the reopening will mean a return of commerce and tourism for hundreds of thousands of daily border travelers across the 28 international bridges that connect the state to its Number 1 trading partner: Mexico.

Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund.

"They're the biggest law enforcement agencies in the country, and there's no reason why they don't have the resources or the ability to be able to process 15,000 people in a more efficient, orderly way without this chaotic response."

The Del Rio International Bridge had been closed for more than a week as thousands of migrants — mostly from Haiti — camped under the bridge. The number of migrants there at one point reached 16,000.

To some, this scene represents a broken immigration system that opportunistic migrants are taking advantage of. To others, it presents an opportunity for America to once again welcome people in need from around the world.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced late Friday that it will temporarily close and re-route traffic from Del Rio to Eagle Pass in order to respond to the “urgent safety and security needs” presented by thousands of migrants waiting underneath the international bridge connecting Del Rio with Ciudad Acuña.

Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress will visit the Rio Grande Valley later this week.