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Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks fear amid Haiti’s deepening crisis

A Mexican migration officer explains to migrants that permission to travel across Mexico to the US-Mexico border was suspended after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the CBP One app would no longer be used to admit migrants, canceling tens of thousands of appointments, in Tapachula, Mexico, Tuesday, 21 January, 2025. AP - Edgar H. Clemente

Just a few hours after being sworn in as American President, Donald Trump signed a series of decrees targeting immigration, a key theme of his program. His plans to restrict asylum rights and crackdown on illegal immigration has many worried, especially in Haiti where a deepening crisis has forced many to flee.

On his first day back in office Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border with Mexico "to repel the disastrous invasion of our country," saying he would deploy US troops to tackle illegal immigration.

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