The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin to expel single adult male illegal immigrants who have entered the United States in Del Rio, Texas, where an immigration crisis has been building. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told Fox News on Sept. 19 that single adult men will be expelled under the federal government’s Title 42 rule, although most family units who have crossed the border illegally will be processed and released into the United States with a notice to appear in an immigration court. Representatives for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and DHS didn’t respond to requests for comment by press time. Ortiz said at a Sept. 19 news conference that deportation flights sending some illegal immigrants back to Haiti have already begun. “They will be removed and they will be sent back to their country of origin,” Ortiz said of illegal aliens without a legitimate claim to stay in …

The following article, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Traveling to Del Rio, Texas, Amid Tidal Wave of Illegal Immigration, was first published on Big League Politics. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Sunday he would visit an international bridge across the Rio Grande River in Del Rio, Texas, where tens of thousands of illegal immigrants have camped out in hopes of reaching the United States and receiving American citizenship. Mayorkas told CNN he would be visiting the Del Rio International Bridge. DHS Secretary Mayorkas tells CNN he will be coming here to Del Rio. https://t.co/PBZ4Dwrtwe — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 19, 2021 It’s unclear when the beleaguered secretary will make the trip. President Joe Biden has become a target of criticism for taking a beach vacation trip over the weekend as the crisis at the border crossing spiraled out of control, with law enforcement now estimating that almost 15,000 illegal immigrants have arrived at the site. Del Rio, TX – immigration crisis latest: 🔴 More than 14800 migrants remain under the international bridge🔴 Law enforcement say conditions are like third world refugee camps🔴 Food shortages being reported at grocery stores and local restaurants have been asked to close early pic.twitter.com/LnaoA0DmMi — The Texas Globe (@TheTexasGlobe) September 18, 2021 Primarily Haitian illegal immigrants continue to arrive at the bridge, many of them coming from countries such as Brazil and Chile. Potential migrants have been led to believe they have a strong chance to crossing the border and receiving legal permanent residency in the United States. The Biden government claimed to have begun deportation flights on Sunday. Anonymous government officials claimed that as many as five to eight deportations flights a day would be used to expel the migrants, a development that could represent some of the most robust immigration enforcement the Biden administration