Hundreds of migrants at a shelter on the Mexican side of the southern border say they are anxiously waiting to see if they can cross into the US first. Newly elected President Trump takes office And there is fear that they will not be able to cross the border in time.
According to a report by The TelegraphMore than 850 migrants are living at the Senda de Vida shelter in the northern Mexican city of Reynosa, which borders McAllen, Texas.
Many of them have applied using CBP One AppWhich was created in 2020 to schedule appointments at points of entry into the US.
Migrants have been waiting for months to see if they can get an appointment to legally claim asylum through the app.
He says if his appointment is not made on time, he will be forced to attempt to cross the border illegally, risking deportation or being hunted by the cartel.
The atmosphere of the camp consisting of tents and small wooden buildings soon changed from hope to fear Newly elected President Trump’s crushing defeat against Vice President Kamala Harris Last week.
Raquel Segura, 39, of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, told the outlet that she and her two daughters are among those hoping to cross the border.
“If Harris had won, people would be jumping for joy and as you can see right now, they look sad, they’re feeling sad,” Hector Silva, a pastor who runs the shelter, told The Telegraph.
One of Trump’s top election promises Close the border and launch the largest deportation campaign ever In the history of the United States.
He has tapped the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan will be their border czar.
Homan, a former New York State Police officer and former Border Patrol agent, is known as an immigration fanatic.
At the Republican National Convention, he warned the millions of illegal immigrants in the US to “start packing right now”, and also warned Democrat governors to “get out of the way” if they plan to block the incoming administration’s mass deportation plans. Move away from”. ,
Homan said during an appearance on Fox & Friends that he supports Trump’s mass deportation plan, saying he would prioritize “public safety threats and national security threats.”
Illegal border crossings are set to increase under the Biden administration, with nearly 3 million in fiscal year 2024, according to Homeland Security website,
There have been more than 10.8 million illegal encounters since fiscal year 2021.
Another migrant, Berta Lisa Matute, tells the outlet that she, her husband and their 5-year-old eldest daughter were forced to leave Honduras nine months ago because her brother was murdered and their lives were in danger. Was.
She recently gave birth to another child while living in the camp, which took her through Central America.
She says, “I hope God shines a light on Trump so he doesn’t have to get rid of the app, or maybe there’s another way we can go through it, because what we went through was very difficult.”
“It is not safe in Honduras, I would not want to go back, but if there are no legal ways to enter the country, we can try (to cross illegally).”
Migrant Francisco Gomez, 40, told The Telegraph that he and his family left Honduras 10 months ago after a family member was murdered.
They joined a caravan at Tapachula on the Guatemalan border and reached Reynosa two weeks later.
The father of one told the outlet that he is not worried about Trump’s election victory, as he “trusts God that he will be a good president, just like he was the first time.”
Silva hopes Trump will be kinder to immigrants who yearn for a better life in the US, where they hope to work hard and raise their families in a safe environment.
“There are people who are working according to the law according to the United States, and they will not work illegally,” Silva tells the migrant as he leads a prayer in the scorching heat.
“We don’t want to cross the river to work, we want to cross the bridge on foot after waiting for our call.”
Fox News’ Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
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