El primer golpe llegó con el fin de CBP One, dejando varados a miles de solicitantes de asilo con y sin citas.
People are considering whether to apply for permission to settle in Mexico, return home, or wait to see what Trump comes up with next.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants lost scheduled appointments after CBP One app was disabled, creating uncertainty at the US-Mexico border.
The initial blow came with the end of CBP One, stranding thousands of asylum seekers with and without appointments
The new government plans to shut down the CBP One appointment system, leaving thousands of people in limbo as they wait in Mexico for an opportunity to request asylum in the United States
By Lizbeth Diaz, Laura Gottesdiener and Alexandra Ulmer TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Nidia Montenegro fled violence and poverty at home in Venezuela, survived a kidnapping as she traveled north into Mexico,
The Trump administration has ended use of the border app called CBP One that allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States.
A wide-ranging series of steps President Donald Trump has promised to beef up security at the southern border is beginning to take effect.
The president moved quickly to cancel the CBP One app, which allowed migrants to schedule appointments to gain entry into the United States, turning away potentially tens of thousands of migrants.
Trump on Monday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and announced plans to send U.S. troops and restrict refugees and asylum, saying he wants to halt illegal entry and border crime. The measures follow a drop in illegal crossings in recent months.
Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.
Donald Trump ended asylum requests at the border with the CBP One app. This is the wrong policy. While the asylum process must be overhauled, the