Sep 22, 2021 - Politics & Policy
Report: U.S. releasing Haitian migrants on "very large scale"
- Mike Allen, author of Axios AM

Migrants' encampment along the International Bridge near the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas, on Tuesday. Photo: Julio Cortez/AP
Many Haitian migrants camped in the Texas border town of Del Rio are being released in the U.S., two federal officials tell AP.
Driving the news: Haitians have been freed on a "very, very large scale" in recent days, according to one U.S. official, who put the figure in the thousands.
What's happening: Many are released with notices to appear (NTA) at an immigration office within 60 days. That takes less processing by Border Patrol agents than ordering an appearance in immigration court.
- The Homeland Security Department is busing Haitians to El Paso, Laredo and Rio Grande Valley, and this week added flights to Tucson.
