Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security.
As countless asylum hearing appointments were canceled Monday, those who had already trekked across the McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge on the day Trump was inaugurated underwent three-hours of processing before making their their way to shelters and other temporary housing.
About 200 migrants who had their CBP One immigration appointments canceled when President Trump was sworn into office are refusing to leave the San Ysidro border checkpoint until they are seen. “We had an appointment for tomorrow at 1 p.
This is the latest development after President Trump declared a national emergency along the southern border and ordered the Defense Department to provide troops.
Thousands of migrants have been stranded on Mexico's northern border after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the CBP One application to request asylum in the United States to be deactivated. Vicente Calderon reports that they are now at risk of being deported.
Mexico is constructing tents to receive Mexican nationals deported under Trump's mass deportations and provide them with services to help resettle.
Laredo immigrants, once hopeful for asylum via CBP One, now face uncertainty and separation due to Trump's recent policy changes affecting border entries.
In Mexico City, some migrants have built tent cities and slept on the streets. In a country long sympathetic to migrants, neighbors are protesting.
The CBP One app that worked as recently as that morning would no longer be used to admit migrants after facilitating entry for nearly 1 million people since January 2023.
The Mexican government under President Claudia Sheinbaum started readying itself to serve as an oppositional force to Trump.
About 200 migrants who had their CBP One immigration appointments canceled when President Trump was sworn into office are refusing to leave the San Ysidro border checkpoint until they are seen. “We had an appointment for tomorrow at 1 p.