On Sunday, a vehicle is said to have run over more than a dozen people, many of whom were migrants, near the U.S.-Mexico border in South Texas.
The aftermath of the accident was seen on camera, revealing mangled bodies and blood spilled across the streets and sidewalks.
ABC News claims the event took occurred in Brownsville, Texas, just on the border with Matamoros, Mexico. At least seven people have been killed and at least six more injured as a consequence of the event. About 15 people were hurt, according to reports from Mexican media.
Lt. Martin Sandoval of the Brownsville Police Department stated that the male driver had been jailed for reckless driving and was being treated in the hospital under tight observation. The suspect is currently being subjected to a drug and alcohol test by the police.
According to Sandoval, these additional expenditures were deliberate.
The event took place around 8:30 a.m. local time in the Ozanam Center, a sanctuary for immigrants from South America.
The deteriorating situation at the U.S. border caused by the expiration of Title 42 this week has been compounded by President Joe Biden’s activities.
His administration indicated last week that it is willing to receive extra migrants from Central America and help “sending countries” improve their capacity to make migration easier, despite the reality that millions of illegal immigrants streamed into border communities when Biden was in charge.
USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met with their Spanish and Canadian counterparts to examine the increase in labor migration. A solemn oath was made as a result.
To quote a USAID spokesperson: “The meeting focused on what each country will do to expand labor pathways that support safe, orderly, humane, and regular migration, as well as to create economic and social opportunities and strengthen development options for the people of northern Central America and other countries in the Americas.”
After the meeting, US officials declared their intention to provide 25% more H-2 visas to non-citizen workers hailing from Central America. An additional 25,000 employment would be created as a result.
The US plans to give up to $65 million to Central American countries “to set up a pilot grant program for agricultural employers to deal with unstable and scarce labor.”