President Nicolás Maduro said returning migrants would regain respect as individuals and have the chance to reunite and celebrate with their families and friends.

US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, and he plans to send his troops to help support immigration agents and restrict access to refugees and asylum seekers.

Outside Tijuana's customs facility and its coveted access to U.S. soil, migrants sat in disbelief this week, their futures feeling much darker and uncertain.

The initial blow came with the end of CBP One, stranding thousands of asylum seekers with and without appointments

CBP announced Monday afternoon that CBP One would no longer allow immigrants outside the U.S. border to schedule appointments with U.S. customs officers.

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - With just a day in office, President Trump cracked down on immigration by bringing the CBP One app to a halt. The app allowed undocumented migrants to submit information and schedule appointments through eight ports of entry along the southwest border, legally allowing them to enter the U.S.

SAN DIEGO — Migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app broke down in tears after their appointments were canceled the moment President Trump took office Monday – just the first of the sweeping border actions the new administration prepared for the first day.

People are considering whether to apply for permission to settle in Mexico, return home, or wait to see what Trump comes up with next.

Thousands of people are in limbo as the CBP One asylum application is shut down on the first day of the Donald Trump administration

At least 3.5 million foreigners have cases pending with the US Justice Department’s immigration court system, the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Roughly 40% are asylum seekers. About 850,000 border crossers filed new asylum cases during the 2024 budget year.

A memo appears to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to target programs that let in more than a million people.

When Dayana Castro heard that the U.S. asylum appointment she waited over a year for was canceled in an instant, she had no doubt: She was heading north any way she could.