prior to july 29th. and we were mindful of the assassination that occurred and we were unsure of the results of that ossetian nation in terms of the stability of the political border. once a new leader took office, and things seem to settle down, we determined that the july 29th date was equitable to address the humanitarian relief of haitian nationals already resident in the united states. we have continued to study the conditions in haiti and we have in fact determined despite the tragic and devastating earthquake that haiti is in fact capable of receiving individuals and we are working with haiti and with humanitarian relief agencies to ensure that their return is as safe and humanely accomplished as possible. i was around. i was at the u.s. citizenship and immigration services on january 10th, 2010, the day that
we were mindful of the assassination that occurred and we were unsure of the results of that assassination in terms of the stability of the political order. once a new leader took office and things seemed to settle down, we determined that the july 29th date was equitable to address the humanitarian relief of haitian nationals already resident in the united states. we have continued to study the conditions in haiti, and we have, in fact, determined, despite the tragic and devastating earthquake that haiti is, in fact, capable of receiving individuals and we are working with haiti and with humanitarian relief agencies to ensure that their return is as safe and humanely accomplished as possible. i was around, i was at u.s. citizenship and immigration services on january 10th, 2010, the date of the last earthquake
right now the federal government has shut down the bridge going into mexico, all traffic, and that s anything from day-to-day business, is being relegated down to eagle pass, texas, about 53 miles away from here, so that is the situation as it stands. i want you to hear what homeland security security mayorkas had to say about what s happening here in his own words. take a listen. a new government took power and the situation is more stable. we re very mindful, of course, of the tragedy of the earthquake that occurred. that earthquake occurred in a particular area of the country. it was distinct from the tragic january 10th, 2010 earthquake that the country experienced. we re very mindful of the situation, but, frankly, feel that individuals can be returned to that country at this time. reporter: you can hear him