Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar is holding a press conference Tuesday to discuss his recent trip to the Del Rio border area.
This comes after a crowd of thousands of migrants has been gathered under an international bridge for several days, prompting a response from federal, state and local agencies.
The press conference is schedule for 2 p.m. and will be live streamed in this article.
As of Monday evening, Del Rio city officials said over 10,000 Haitian migrants are still encamped under the border bridge, down from nearly 15,000 last week. Lt. Chris Olivares with Texas DPS said hundreds of DPS troopers have been deployed to Del Rio to help with the crisis.
On Tuesday, Governor Greg Abbott also visited the border, outlining the "unprecedented steps" state authorities have taken to prevent more migrants from crossing the border into that area.
