Mexican State Police guarded the south bank of the Rio Grande on Thursday while Texas State Troopers formed along the river’s north bank as Haitian migrants were left to decide whether to cross into the United States. Aerial photos shot by the El Paso Times show about a dozen Mexican State Police vehicles spaced out along a path that runs alongside the Rio Grande near where a surge of Haitian migrants have been crossing into Del Rio. On the U.S. side of the river, about four times as many Texas State Trooper vehicles held a tight formation near a bridge where migrants have set up a makeshift camp. The Biden administration continues to face questions about how it is handling a surge of Haitian migrants crossing the southern border. Thousands of migrants were living in a makeshift camp this week along the river bank separating Del Rio, Texas, from Ciudad Acuña in Mexico. Images of horseback patrols pursuing Haitians spread earlier this week, drawing outrage from Republicans and Democrats in Congress as well as the White House. On Thursday, both the Department of Homeland Security and White House confirmed those patrols had been stopped for the time being. 📸 Omar Ornelas