Laredo’s resources strained from migrant surge
To assist with processing the 15,000 Haitian migrants that came through Del Rio, Customs and Border Protection built a 100,000 square foot tent in Laredo, Texas — about 180 miles from Del Rio. Small towns like Del Rio don’t have the resources to process them, so they bus them to mid-sized areas like Laredo. Once they’re processed in Laredo, they’re bused out to even bigger cities like Houston and Dallas. The Laredo city manager says they don’t have the resources (financial, medical, human) for another surge, but they will do the best they can. The police department is also strained as they deal with the consequences of illegal immigration like busting stash houses and human smuggling.