President Donald Trump wasted no time in implementing his immigration agenda during his first week in office, signing a series of executive actions that have had significant impacts both domestically and internationally. These actions have led to the cancellation of incoming refugee flights, deployment of troops to the border, and expanded powers for federal authorities to arrest individuals near sensitive locations like schools and churches.
One immediate consequence of these actions has been an increase in US-bound migrants, with approximately 300 migrants arriving in the northeast Mexican border state of Tamaulipas since Trump's inauguration. Many of these migrants had hoped to cross into the US legally, only to find their appointments canceled, leading to a surge in arrivals from southern Mexico, Haiti, Venezuela, and Central America.
