Detention cells at Mexico border so overcrowded US authorities resort to moving migrants by plane

Overcrowding at Border Patrol stations in South Texas has become so acute in recent days that US authorities have taken the rare step of using aircraft to relocate migrants to other areas of the border simply to begin processing them, according to three Homeland Security officials.The first flight left McAllen, Texas, on Friday, transferring detainees to Border Patrol facilities in Del Rio, Texas.There are daily flights scheduled for the next several days, with two planned for Tuesday, according