Hundreds of thousands of migrants lost scheduled appointments after CBP One app was disabled, creating uncertainty at the US-Mexico border.
President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.
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.
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.
CBP One has been wildly popular, especially with Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians and Mexicans. Now, they were stranded at the U.S. border or deeper in Mexico.
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.
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.
Mexico will give humanitarian aid to migrants from other countries whose asylum appointments were cancelled, as well as those sent to wait in her nation under the revived policy known as Remain in
"I believe, especially in in our border, in Tijuana and San Diego will see a lot of suffering," said Professor Rafael Fernández de Castro.
Migrant shelters in Tijuana - located across the border from ... crisis related to services for both migrants going to the United States and those who have been deported. “There is collective ...