官员们周四表示，大约1万名移民被挤在德克萨斯州德尔里奥的一座桥下，等待被美国拘留。
该机构在给美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说，海关和边境保护局正在派遣额外的人力来处理德尔里奥地区拥挤的移民。
CBP在一份声明中说:“边境巡逻队正在增加其在德尔里奥区的人力，并协调DHS和其他相关联邦、州和地方合作伙伴的努力，以立即解决目前的移民遭遇水平，并促进安全、人道和有序的进程。”。“为了防止高温相关疾病造成的伤害，德尔里奥国际大桥下面的阴影区域被用作临时集结地，而移民则等待被带到USBP监管。”
CBP补充说:“饮用水、毛巾和便携式厕所已经送到移民手中，供他们在等待被送往医院时使用。”。
一位了解情况的消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻，德尔里奥区桥下的绝大多数人来自海地。
德尔里奥市长布鲁诺·洛扎诺说，他已经要求联邦当局帮助平息局势。
“来自德克萨斯州德尔里奥的晚上好。德尔里奥国际大桥下的10，503名移民(截至2021年9月16日下午6:45)。今天早上我们从8200开始。拜登总统，你已经听取了当前危机的简报了吗发推星期四。
共和党人迅速批评了这种情况，并指责总统乔·拜登。
共和党参议员特德·克鲁兹在桥下拍摄了一段视频，发布在推特上，说“这是一场正在上演的危机。这是人为的危机。”
前总统唐纳德·特朗普的国土安全部代理部长查德·沃尔夫(Chad Wolf)表示:“当地官员恳求政府在边境地区提供帮助。”发推。“这简直是疯了。”
德克萨斯州州长格雷格·艾伯特(Greg Abbott)周四批评拜登政府，称在大量移民抵达德克萨斯州边境后，政府撤销了关闭入境口岸的决定。
他在一份声明中表示:“在美国海关和边境保护局请求得克萨斯州帮助关闭入境口岸和确保边境安全六小时后，拜登政府现在又转向了另一种策略，放弃边境安全，转而让人们更容易非法越境，让卡特尔更容易利用边境。”。“拜登政府完全处于混乱状态，处理边境危机的方式和从阿富汗撤军一样糟糕。我已指示得克萨斯州公共安全部和得克萨斯州国民警卫队在入境口岸及其周边地区保持存在，以阻止越境。”
美国海关与边境保护局理解根据联邦数据，8月份南部边境的人数略高于20.8万人，比7月份减少了约4000人。2020年8月，特朗普执政期间，CBP在南部边境只制造了50014起恐慌事件。
About 10,000 migrants being held under bridge in Del Rio, Texas
About 10,000 migrants are packed under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, waiting to be taken into U.S. custody, officials said on Thursday.
Customs and Border Protection is sending extra manpower to deal with the crush of migrants in the Del Rio Sector, the agency said in a statement to ABC News.
"The Border Patrol is increasing its manpower in the Del Rio Sector and coordinating efforts within DHS and other relevant federal, state and local partners to immediately address the current level of migrant encounters and to facilitate a safe, humane and orderly process," CBP said in a statement. "To prevent injuries from heat-related illness, the shaded area underneath Del Rio International Bridge is serving as a temporary staging site while migrants wait to be taken into USBP custody."
"Drinking water, towels, and portable toilets have been delivered for migrants to use while they await to be transported to a facility," CBP added.
The overwhelming majority of people held under the bridge at the Del Rio Sector are from Haiti, a source briefed on the situation told ABC News.
Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano said he had asked federal authorities to help quell the situation.
"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," Lozanotweetedon Thursday.
Republicans have swiftly criticized the situation and blamed President Joe Biden.
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz filmed a video from under the bridge,posted on Twitter, saying, "This is a crisis that is unfolding. It's a man-made crisis."
"Local officials pleading with the Administration for help along the border," former President Donald Trump's acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolftweeted. "This is absolutely insane."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott criticized the Biden administration Thursday, saying it reversed its decision to close ports of entry after a massive influx of migrants arrived at the Texas border.
"Six hours after U.S. Customs and Border Protection requested help from Texas to close ports of entry and secure the border, the Biden Administration has now flip-flopped to a different strategy that abandons border security and instead makes it easier for people to cross illegally and for cartels to exploit the border," he said in a statement. "The Biden Administration is in complete disarray and is handling the border crisis as badly as the evacuation from Afghanistan. I have directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to maintain their presence at and around ports of entry to deter crossings."
CBPapprehendedjust over 208,000 people at the southern border in August, down about 4,000 from July, according to federal data. CBP made just 50,014 apprehensions at the southern border in August 2020, when Trump was in office.
