Hospital Strained by Influx of Illegal Immigrants: Del Rio Mayor

Hospital Strained by Influx of Illegal Immigrants: Del Rio Mayor
Mayor of Del Rio Bruno Lozano attends a press conference hosted by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott regarding the thousands of illegal immigrants, mostly Haitians, living in a primitive, makeshift camp under the international bridge that spans the Rio Grande between the U.S. and Mexico while waiting to be detained and processed by Border Patrol, in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 21, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Zachary Stieber
Updated:

DEL RIO, Texas—The flood of illegal immigrants that has crossed over the Rio Grande River since mid-September is straining the hospital and other resources in this small Texas border city.

Del Rio has a population of about 35,000. Some 16,000 illegal aliens have entered the city in the past week or so, according to Texas officials.

Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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