Migrants blanket Mexico border amid Trump's immigration crackdown | In pics

Trump's renewed efforts to strengthen border security, conduct mass deportations since returning to power has left thousands of migrants stranded in Mexico.

Published on: Jan 27, 2025 2:33 PM IST

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Tens of thousands of migrants are stuck in Mexico as a result of President Donald Trump's most recent border crackdown to, what he says, remove ‘illegal aliens’ from the United States .  (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

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President Trump issued decrees that effectively halted migration along the US-Mexico border, leaving tens of thousands of migrants stranded in camps, shelters, and various accommodations throughout Mexico, from the southern regions to the Rio Grande. (REUTERS)

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Mexico refused to permit a deportation flight from the US to land on Thursday, marking an obstacle in US President Donald Trump's intensified immigration enforcement measures, the New York Post reported. In pic: Margelis Tinoco, a migrant from Colombia, seeking asylum at the Paso del Norte International border bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (REUTERS)

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The immigrant crackdown of Trump on Monday brought Colombia and US close to an all-out tariff war as Colombian president refused to allow deportation flights to land. He later caved in to Trump's tariff threats. In pic: Margelis Tinoco, a migrant from Colombia, seeking asylum at the Paso del Norte International border bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

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Donald Trump's renewed efforts to strengthen border security, conduct mass deportations, and execute raids since returning to the White House has left tens of thousands of migrants from Venezuela, Guatemala, and other nations stranded in Mexico after the Trump administration closed the asylum system at the US border. (AP)

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Frustration has been mounting as migrants, many camped in cities far from the Mexico border, struggle to secure asylum appointments via a mobile app run by US Customs and Border Protection. (REUTERS)

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In Mexico City, some have set up tent cities and are sleeping on the streets. While Mexico has long been sympathetic to migrants, growing protests from local residents are beginning to emerge. In pic: Migrants walk in a caravan bound for the northern border with the US, in Huehuetan, Mexico January 26, 2025. (REUTERS)