U.S. border camp cleared of Haitians, thousands more on the move

A migrant seeking refuge in the U.S. crosses the Rio Grande river with his son on shoulders, at the border towards Del Rio, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

DEL RIO, Texas (Reuters) - An impromptu border camp that roiled the U.S. government was cleared of thousands of Haitian migrants by Friday, with most remaining in the United States for now and others expelled on deportation flights or returned to Mexico.

Reuters witnesses said the jumble of makeshift shelters and tents had all but disappeared from Del Rio, Texas, with workers removing the last debris along the border with Mexico. State troopers lined the banks of the Rio Grande to discourage new crossings.