‘Drastically less’: The number of migrants in border towns and some big U.S. cities has plunged

Shelters on the southern U.S. border and some major cities that were inundated with migrants a year ago say they are seeing sharp declines in migrants seeking refuge, some reporting drops as high as 60% in just the past few months. The long Texas border with Mexico was one of the busiest for migrant crossings a year ago. But in Del Rio, Texas, Tiffany Burrow of the Val Verde Humanitarian Border Coalition said the flow of migrants needing shelter is now “drastically, drastically less.” In U.S. border cities outside Texas and in cities far north of the border, migrant populations have also plunged.