FAA grants network clearance after grounding drones that exposed thousands of migrants under Texas bridge

Published September 17, 2021 4:06pm ET



Fox News has received clearance from the Federal Aviation Administration after the agency issued an order to ground any camera drones flying over a region in Texas for the next two weeks, as recent images showed thousands of migrants gathered under an international bridge to await processing.

The network “received clearance” to fly drones over the location despite the two-week restriction in Del Rio, Texas, ending a standoff in which Fox said it was temporarily restricted from flying drones over a region where thousands of migrants were seen huddled under an overpass.

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