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Only In Print: ‘Madness’ Amid Mass Border Arrivals; Church Leads Humanitarian Efforts

Migrants’ clothes in Del Rio, Texas, are laid out on the ground to dry Sept. 15, 2021, under the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. (Photo: CNS/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

WINDSOR TERRACE — Images of the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio show an unprecedented scene: More than 10,000 migrants huddled underneath the city’s international bridge seeking asylum, with many more constantly wading the waters of the Rio Grande River with the same desire…


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