The Division of Homeland Safety will start deporting planes stuffed with Haitian migrants as quickly as Sunday to discourage extra border-crossers from streaming right into a camp in South Texas.

The plan, outlined by the Division of Homeland Safety, is supposed to alleviate the overflow on the South Texas border city of Del Rio and deter extra Haitians from making an attempt to return to america illegally.

Human rights groups and a few Democratic lawmakers opposed the plan.

The administration mentioned it’ll “speed up the tempo and enhance the capability” of deportations to Haiti in addition to different international locations within the subsequent 72 hours. The plan doesn’t element the variety of individuals on every airplane or how migrants will likely be processed earlier than being positioned on a flight. The administration did observe that households with youngsters will likely be topic to expulsion, some extent that had been contested in court docket earlier this week.

In Might, Secretary of Homeland Safety Alejandro Mayorkas announced an 18-month momentary protected standing for Haitians dwelling within the U.S., citing “critical safety issues, social unrest, a rise in human rights abuses, crippling poverty, and lack of primary sources, that are exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.” The standing offers a piece allow and keep of deportation to international nationals who apply and qualify.

The variety of migrants in Del Rio has surged prior to now week. Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano mentioned greater than 14,000 Haitians are tenting out underneath a bridge and awaiting processing, CNN reported.

To alleviate the strain on sources and the rising surge in Del Rio, the Division of Homeland Safety mentioned that it has closed the port, beefed up staffing by greater than 400, and that it might ship further workers if mandatory.