Migrants stranded in Mexico as appointments to enter US cancelled
2 months ago

Migrants stranded in Mexico as appointments to enter US cancelled

Al Jazeera  

They came from all around the world, including Haiti and Venezuela, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. But outside a series of northern Mexico border crossings, hope and excitement evaporated into despair and disbelief moments after President Donald Trump took office. On Monday, the US Customs and Border Protection agency announced that the CBP One app, which worked as recently as that morning, would no longer be used to admit migrants after facilitating entry for nearly one million people since January 2023. US Customs and Border Protection said about 280,000 people try daily for the 1,450 slots. The demise of CBP One will be coupled with the return of the “remain in Mexico” policy, a remnant of Trump’s first term that forced about 70,000 asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in US immigration courts.

Mexico  cancelled  daily  world  stranded  mexico  enter  worked  protection  customs  cbp  border  appointments  migrants  phones

History of this topic

Migrants stranded in Mexico try to restart life after Trump eliminates legal pathway to US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Migrants stranded in Mexico try to restart life after Trump eliminates legal pathway to US

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — Margelis Rodriguez and her two children took selfies on their flight to Tijuana, showing off the T-shirts she had custom-made to mark what she expected to be her family’s life-changing moment. !” The celebratory words now sting — driving home how close they came without making it and how precarious their lives are with their future more …

Hundreds of migrants arrested, flown out of US as part of Trump’s deportation operation
2 months ago

Hundreds of migrants arrested, flown out of US as part of Trump’s deportation operation

New Indian Express  

Trump promised a crackdown on illegal immigration during the election campaign and began his second term with a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling entry to the United States. His administration said it would also reinstate a "Remain in Mexico" policy that prevailed during Trump's first presidency, under which people who apply to enter the United States from Mexico …

Mexico troops set up migrant shelters for Trump deportees
2 months ago

Mexico troops set up migrant shelters for Trump deportees

Raw Story  

Mexican soldiers rushed Thursday to set up emergency shelters near the border with the United States ahead of President Donald Trump's threatened mass deportations. The Mexican government said it planned to open nine shelters for its citizens and three more for deported foreigners, without clarifying the total capacity, under a scheme called "Mexico embraces you." His administration said it would …

Mexico Rushes to Help Stranded Migrants After Trump Shuts Down the CBP One App
55 years, 2 months ago

Mexico Rushes to Help Stranded Migrants After Trump Shuts Down the CBP One App

Wired  

The Mexican government has announced the Mexico Embraces You program, which includes economic and social services for Mexicans deported from the United States. This measure is in response to the strict immigration policy that President Donald Trump announced on January 20, and which has already begun to materialize with the closure of the CBP One app. Federal authorities add that …

Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments
2 months ago

Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments

Raw Story  

"Migrants at Texas border in shock after Trump canceled their asylum appointments" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. “We were so happy, we thought we were finally going to be able to enter the U.S.,” said José …

Migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, are in limbo after US border app appointments cancelled
2 months ago

Migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, are in limbo after US border app appointments cancelled

CNN  

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico CNN — When Jose Guillermo Cabrera arrived last weekend in Ciudad Juarez, a city along the US-Mexico border, he was full of hope. Abel Alvarado/CNN Venezuelan migrant Jose Guillermo Cabera shows his CBP One appointment confirmation for Tuesday, January 21 Abel Alvarado/CNN “If we already were in the process, Mr. Trump, please continue with the scheduled appointments, …

Migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, are in limbo after US border app appointments cancelled
2 months ago

Migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, are in limbo after US border app appointments cancelled

CNN  

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico CNN — When Jose Guillermo Cabrera arrived last weekend in Ciudad Juarez, a city along the US-Mexico border, he was full of hope. Abel Alvarado/CNN Venezuelan migrant Jose Guillermo Cabera shows his CBP One appointment confirmation for Tuesday, January 21 Abel Alvarado/CNN “If we already were in the process, Mr. Trump, please continue with the scheduled appointments, …

Migrants stranded when thousands of appointments to enter the US are canceled as Trump takes office
2 months ago

Migrants stranded when thousands of appointments to enter the US are canceled as Trump takes office

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. Migrants with CBP One application appointments to apply for asylum in the United States look on after their appointments were declared not valid on the application Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico, shortly …

US cancels border processing appointments, shutting down customs app
2 months ago

US cancels border processing appointments, shutting down customs app

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-21 05:07 Mexican migrants who crossed the B and M International Bridge to attend their appointment with the US Customs Border and Protection, are escorted back by an agent of the Mexican National Migration Institute, on the day of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, in Matamoros, Mexico Jan 20, 2025. HOUSTON -- Minutes after President …

Trump begins crackdown on immigrants: US govt shuts down CBP One app for border crossings from Mexico
2 months ago

Trump begins crackdown on immigrants: US govt shuts down CBP One app for border crossings from Mexico

Firstpost  

The CBP One app, which allowed 1,450 people a day to enter the US on parole, had been a cornerstone of the previous administration’s efforts to manage border crossings Migrants gesture while praying near the border, after rumours spread that they would be allowed to enter the United States, according to local media, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, December 18, 2024. …

Disappointment at border as Trump cancels immigration program
2 months, 1 week ago

Disappointment at border as Trump cancels immigration program

LA Times  

Hundreds of asylum seekers are led to their interviews with U.S. customs agents at the San Ysidro Border Crossing in April. Among the first on-the-ground effects of President Trump’s sweeping immigration revisions was visible Monday on the Mexican side of U.S. ports of entry, where hundreds of disconsolate asylum applicants were stunned to learn of the cancellation of a program …

Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Trump

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico opened the possibility Friday of receiving non-Mexican migrants deported by the United States after initially saying they would push President-elect Donald Trump to return other nationalities directly to their countries of origin. President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her daily press briefing that in cases where the U.S. would not return migrants to their countries “we can …

Migrants in Mexico anxious to enter US legally before Trump ends humanitarian programs
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants in Mexico anxious to enter US legally before Trump ends humanitarian programs

Hindustan Times  

By Jose Torres Migrants in Mexico anxious to enter US legally before Trump ends humanitarian programs TACHULA, - Hundreds of migrants waited in long lines outside an immigration office in southern Mexico on Monday, hoping to secure safe passage north and enter the U.S. legally before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Trump plans to end President Joe Biden's …

Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Thursday she will ask President-elect Donald Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries, rather than dumping them at the Mexican border. President Claudia Sheinbaum said she hopes to reach an agreement with Trump so that “they send people who come from other countries to their countries of origin.” Mexico, like any …

Mexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico wants a deal with Trump to avoid receiving non-Mexican deportees

CNN  

CNN — Mexico hopes to strike a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to limit the number of third-country deportees it could receive from the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday. “We hope to have an agreement with the Trump administration,” Sheinbaum said Thursday during her daily press conference adding that Mexico is “in solidarity with everyone, but main …

Thousands of Migrants Leave Mexico in Last Week Ahead of Election
5 months ago

Thousands of Migrants Leave Mexico in Last Week Ahead of Election

Associated Press  

A large group of 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday in a bid to reach the United States. The development comes weeks before the U.S. presidential election, which has been a key issue regarding immigration. The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, believe a new administration in the U.S. could put an end to asylum appointments through an online system called …

Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with US asylum appointments

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United States asylum appointment, the government announced Saturday. It appeared to be an attempt to make applying for asylum appointments from southern Mexico more attractive to migrants who otherwise would push north to Mexico City or the …

Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with U.S. asylum appointments
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico offers escorted rides north from southern Mexico for migrants with U.S. asylum appointments

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiatee in southern Mexico, in July during their journey north toward the U.S. border. Mexico will offer escorted bus rides from southern Mexico to the U.S. border for non-Mexican migrants who have received a United States asylum appointment, the government announced Saturday. It appeared to be an attempt to make applying for asylum appointments …

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
7 months ago

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, as they journey toward the U.S. border. World & Nation Migrants play ‘the asylum lottery’ on controversial U.S. government app Depending on whom you ask, the federal immigration app CBP One is a solution to the border crisis, a human rights violation or a ploy to let anyone …

Mexican authorities clear one of Mexico City’s largest downtown migrant tent encampments
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexican authorities clear one of Mexico City’s largest downtown migrant tent encampments

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal immigration authorities said Thursday they have cleared one of Mexico City’s largest downtown tent encampments of migrants. The National Immigration Institute says the migrants had been forced to pay bribes of between $12 and $35 to an official, who they didn’t identify, for the right to pitch a tent in the tightly-packed space. Residents of …

US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said Friday, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico. The Border Patrol made 137,480 arrests of people entering from Mexico, down 2.3% from 140,638 arrests in February, the first time since 2017 that arrests fell in March from the previous month. Tucson, …

US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US border arrests fall in March, bucking seasonal trends amid increased enforcement in Mexico

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Arrests for crossing the U.S. …

A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border
1 year, 3 months ago

A US delegation to meet with Mexican government for talks on the surge of migrants at border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Secretary Blinken will discuss unprecedented irregular migration in the …

Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter

Associated Press  

MATAMOROS, Mexico — At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes. Mexico’s immigration agency and a Catholic aid group are offering what may be at least a partial solution to conditions in this and other camps just …

US expands slots for asylum app at land crossings as demand overwhelms supply
1 year, 9 months ago

US expands slots for asylum app at land crossings as demand overwhelms supply

Associated Press  

HARLINGEN, Texas — U.S. authorities on Thursday expanded slots to seek asylum at land crossings with Mexico through a mobile app for the second time in less than a month, seeking to dispel doubts it isn’t a viable option. The increase “reflects our commitment to continue to expand lawful options for migrants,” said Blas Nuñez-Neto, the Homeland Security Department’s assistant …

Over 1,000 migrants, angered by asylum policies, rush to US-Mexico border
1 year, 11 months ago

Over 1,000 migrants, angered by asylum policies, rush to US-Mexico border

Firstpost  

Ciudad Juarez : More than a thousand migrants in northern Mexico surrendered to U.S. border authorities, frustrated by recent asylum policies, and shaken by a fire at a nearby migrant detention center that killed dozens this week. A Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said the agency was processing over a thousand migrants who turned themselves in on Wednesday in El …

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — Jose Maria Garcia Lara got a call asking if his shelter had room for a dozen Venezuelan migrants who were among the first expelled to Mexico under an expanded U.S. policy that denies rights to seek asylum. The U.S. expelled Venezuelans to Tijuana and four other Mexican border cities since Wednesday, said Jeremy MacGillivray, deputy director of …

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

US shift on Venezuelan migrants fuels anxiety in Mexico

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.S. expelled Venezuelans to Tijuana and four other …

Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies
4 years ago

Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies

Associated Press  

TIJUANA, Mexico — It took less than a month for 200 tents to fill every spot in a Mexican plaza at the busiest border crossing with the United States. Biden ended some hardline border policies of his predecessor, Donald Trump, proposed a pathway to citizenship for people in the U.S. illegally and promised in an executive order to “create a …

US unwinds Trump policy making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico
4 years, 1 month ago

US unwinds Trump policy making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration moved to restore the asylum system to the way it worked for decades Friday by releasing a group of asylum-seekers into the United States, ending their long wait in Mexico and unraveling one of former President Donald Trump’s signature immigration policies. The U.S. is expected to release 25 people a day in San Diego …

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy
4 years, 1 month ago

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy

The Hindu  

After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking asylum in the United States are being allowed into the country starting Friday as they wait for courts to decide on their cases, unwinding one of the Trump administration’s signature immigration policies that President Joe Biden vowed to end. U.S. officials are warning people not to come to the U.S.-Mexico …

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy
4 years, 1 month ago

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After waiting months and sometimes years in Mexico, people seeking …

Biden to slowly allow 25,000 people seeking asylum into US
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden to slowly allow 25,000 people seeking asylum into US

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of people who are seeking asylum and have been forced to wait in Mexico under a Trump-era policy to be allowed into the U.S. while their cases wind through immigration courts. President Joe Biden’s administration declined to publicly identify the three crossings out of fear it …

Some asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico to be allowed in US
4 years, 1 month ago

Some asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico to be allowed in US

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The move is a major step toward dismantling one …

Hundreds of Honduran migrants set out for US amid pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds of Honduran migrants set out for US amid pandemic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first of hundreds of …

Trump administration postpones immigration hearings for migrants waiting in Mexico
5 years ago

Trump administration postpones immigration hearings for migrants waiting in Mexico

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration is postponing all hearings related to the administration’s controversial policy of returning migrants to Mexico until their court date in the US as a result of the coronavirus, the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review announced Monday evening. The administration’s so-called Remain in Mexico policy requires migrants, many of whom are from Central America, …

Asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico rarely find lawyers
5 years ago

Asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico rarely find lawyers

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — One by one, asylum-seekers from El Salvador and Honduras who are waiting in Mexico for court hearings in the United States appeared before Judge Lee O’Connor to explain why, after months of effort, they couldn’t find an attorney. Even lawyers struggle.” Such courtroom exchanges are common under the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces asylum-seekers …

US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans
5 years, 2 months ago

US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States on the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight month in December, with Mexicans outpacing Central Americans among the detainees, authorities said Thursday. Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, who leaves office next week, said Wednesday that his government has not agreed to take Mexican asylum-seekers — only …

Over 42,000 illegal migrants who entered from Mexico sent back this month, says senior US law enforcement official
5 years, 6 months ago

Over 42,000 illegal migrants who entered from Mexico sent back this month, says senior US law enforcement official

Firstpost  

Over 42,000 illegal migrants, who entered the US from Mexico, were sent back this month, a senior official said, asking the neighbouring country to do more in stemming the flow of such individuals. Washington: Over 42,000 illegal migrants, who entered the US from Mexico, were sent back this month, a senior law enforcement official has said, asking the neighbouring country …

US, Mexico widen asylum crackdown to push back all migrants
5 years, 6 months ago

US, Mexico widen asylum crackdown to push back all migrants

Associated Press  

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico — A Trump administration program forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico has evolved into a sweeping rejection of all forms of migrants, with both countries quietly working to keep people out of the U.S. despite threats to the migrants’ safety. Some people sent to wait in the Mexican border cities of Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros said …

The U.N. is flying and busing migrants through Mexico back to Central America
5 years, 6 months ago

The U.N. is flying and busing migrants through Mexico back to Central America

LA Times  

Texas-based immigration lawyer Jodi Goodwin, center, informs asylum seekers sent back to Matamoros from the U.S. under the “Remain in Mexico” policy of their rights during a visit to the Mexican border city on Aug. 24, 2019. Migrants using the program include those who have given up on attempting to cross the border, those seeking political asylum in the U.S. …

Pregnant women, other vulnerable asylum seekers are returned to Mexico to await hearings
5 years, 10 months ago

Pregnant women, other vulnerable asylum seekers are returned to Mexico to await hearings

LA Times  

Linda Rivas, right, executive director of El Paso-based Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, helps Guatemalan migrant Enma Hernandez, center, and several other pregnant women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Immigrant advocates point out that pregnant women are given priority on the wait lists coordinated by U.S. Customs officers, whereas Border Patrol agents — part of the same agency — include pregnant …

DHS: More than 1,600 migrants have been returned to Mexico
5 years, 11 months ago

DHS: More than 1,600 migrants have been returned to Mexico

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US has returned more than 1,600 migrants to Mexico to await immigration hearings, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The individuals have been returned under the Migrant Protection Protocols policy, informally known as Remain in Mexico, that requires some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their immigration hearing. The policy has drawn the ire …

Marking start of Donald Trump's major policy shift, first group of migrants seeking asylum in US sent back to Mexico's Tijuana
6 years, 2 months ago

Marking start of Donald Trump's major policy shift, first group of migrants seeking asylum in US sent back to Mexico's Tijuana

Firstpost  

The US policy, dubbed the Migrant Protection Protocols, will return non-Mexican migrants who cross the US southern border back to wait in Mexico while their asylum requests are processed in US immigration courts. Mexico City/New York: The US government will return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of Tijuana on …

Discover Related