At least seven people died and six were injured after a man ran over a group of people at a bus stop at 8:30 a.m. this Sunday in Brownsville, Texas, in front of a homeless shelter, which also serves as a immigrant center.
As reported by the Brownsville police (border city with Mexico) to ABC News, a man has been arrested for what happened. The reasons for the hit-and-run have not yet been confirmed, but as Lieutenant Martín Sandoval explained to the local press, it is being investigated whether it could have been intentional.
The driver was stopped by several witnesses and held until the police arrived. He is receiving medical attention and is undergoing tests to detect if he had used drugs or alcohol.
The lieutenant explained that the center is a shelter for the homeless but that at this time, due to the immigration crisis that the border is experiencing, it is full of immigrants.
The event occurs when there are only a few days left until the end, on May 11, of Title 42 immigration regulations, a measure adopted by former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021) and later continued by Democratic president Joe Biden to expel migrants with the argument of the covid-19 pandemic.
To prepare for the possible problems generated by the end of this regulation, due to the possible increase in the migratory flow, 1,500 US soldiers will be deployed at the border to support the Border Patrol agents.
