Conditions in the immigrant encampment under the Del Rio Bridge are highly conducive to a COVID-19 outbreak, experts warn.
Last week, thousands of Haitian immigrants illegally crossed at the U.S.-Mexico border near the Texas town of Del Rio. At one point, the number of immigrants encamping under the Del Rio Bridge on the U.S. side is believed to have reached 15,000. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has scrambled to manage the crisis.
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