Due to a noticeable increase in migrants and the removal of a makeshift camps, authorities in Reynosa are increasing police patrols.
The situation in Reynosa continues to worsen as hundreds of migrants arrive daily with hopes of crossing into the U.S. Most will turn to cartel-connected human smugglers to help them cross the Rior Grande and surrender to authorities in Texas.
On Wednesday, the City of Reynosa took down a makeshift encampment where hundreds of migrants stayed for months as they waited for their asylum claims in the U.S. to be heard. Some made their way to a migrant shelter, however, the facility soon filled up as as a thousand more waited outside to enter.
The Tamaulipas government revealed that they increased the presence of state police. According to authorities, the Senda de Vida shelter quickly filled with more than 1,600 migrants with more waiting outside.
