NEW: Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez has escorted our crew towards the border bridge where the group of mostly Haitian migrants is waiting to be processed.
A Border Patrol agent tells me the latest count is 13,700 men, women, and children under the bridge. #NBCNews
A Border Patrol agent tells me the latest count is 13,700 men, women, and children under the bridge. #NBCNews
The Sheriff tells me a woman went into labor under the bridge yesterday and was taken to a nearby hospital. A two year child was also taken and treated after becoming unresponsive.
Current temperature in Del Rio, 99° with a high of 100° today. #NBCNews
Current temperature in Del Rio, 99° with a high of 100° today. #NBCNews
Sheriff adds his office is investigating an assault that took place under the bridge yesterday between a man and a woman. Says as group gets larger it makes it more difficult to keep order and poses added risk for all.
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