It is estimated that under the policy nearly 70,000 people were sent back to Mexico between 2019 and 2021 to await their cases, according to a report from the non-partisan organization American Immigration Council. The San Ysidro-Tijuana port of entry was the first along the border to implement it.
City leaders have plans for a 10,000-bed shelter, but haven’t provided any details regarding where it will be or when it will open.
Migrant shelters in Tijuana — located across the border from San Diego, California — are bracing for a possible surge in the influx of migrants should US President Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation plan.
The initial blow came with the end of CBP One, stranding thousands of asylum seekers with and without appointments
President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.
Part of the problem is lack of coordination between government officials and migrant shelters run by advocates.
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.
John Carroll, KPBS News. ON THE DAY OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S INAUGURATION, TIJUANA MIGRANT SHELTERS SAY THEY ARE NOT PREPARED FOR MASS DEPORTATIONS. BORDER REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS BRINGS US ...
Analysis: Trump is likely to get the money and support he needs to finish the wall. But it won't stop the flow.
Trump officials reveal generating large numbers of deportations, not apprehending criminals, is the administration’s chief immigration goal.
According to Vega Álvarez, consumers on both sides of the border will be the ones who will pay for the tariffs as "things will have to be overpriced."