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Yesterday to shut down six ports of entry at the border. >> the department of homeland security says the shutdown would violate federal law and, quote, it is not seeking assistance from texas. to shut down ports of entry. now, in del rio, texas, more than 12,500 migrants are now living under a bridge waiting to be processed. cnn's rosa flores is in del rio and has this report for us. >> reporter: victor, alisyn, local officials say that they are still waiting for the federal government to send more resources. what they're concerned about? the humanitarian crisis that's just beyond these gates....

Remarkable drone video we shot today with our crew up in del rio. take a look at the staggering footage. what you are looking at here is the international bridge in del rio. we first showed this to you last night. well, it has gotten significantly worse. what you are looking at his sources are telling the upwards of 10,000 migrants waiting underneath that bridge right now after they crossed illegally into the united states. why are they waiting there? well, what i am being told is border patrol old and facilities in the area are completely overcapacity and border patrol agents are completely o...

Under that bridge waiting to be processed by border patrol after they cross illegally into the united states, this is the us side of the border, that you are looking at so sources are telling me at last count, there are currently 10,500 illegal immigrants underneath that bridge right now. that is startling because yesterday morning that number was only 4000. in just over 24 hours that has multiplied by more than double. why is this happening? border patrol sources are telling me there agents are completely overrun down there, don't have the manpower to handle this and their holding facilities ...

The surge of afghan refugees pales in comparison to what is unfolding on the southern border. yesterday we learned that border patrol encountered nearly 210,000 illegal crossers, which is a year-over-year jump of only 300%. over the past few days, fox's bill motion has been covering the migrant wave flooding the rio grande bridge. joining us live near the border, what do you think? >> good evening to you. as you mentioned, we've been keeping tabs on the ongoing situation at the international bridge in del rio and the situation has really deteriorated over the last 24 hours or so and we've got ...

They allowed them to get on their way. no charges filed but keep in mind this was a month before they reported her missing. the fbi now looking from wyoming to utah, florida and even where her family is here in new york state. >> you feel for those parents, the petitos reaching out mother to mother saying please help me, tell me something. we'll see if brian laundrie ever cooperates with this situation. this is urgent, this is dire. those words coming from the mayor of del rio texas. he's calling for help as a growing number of migrants sit under a bridge waiting for u.s. border authorities ...