The Mexican government opened a temporary shelter on Saturday in the border city of Tijuana, to house migrants deported from the United States under Donald Trump's administration. Camera: ALEX COSSIO.

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to resist his efforts.

January 26, 2025 – SAN DIEGO, CA – Alleged Sinaloa Cartel cell leader Octavio Leal-Hernandez, aka Chapito Leal, who is believed responsible for trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana into the United States from Mexico, appeared in federal court on Thursday following his extradition from Mexico last Wednesday.

After Honduran migrant Alex Diaz' U.S. asylum appointment was canceled following Donald Trump's immigration and border crackdown, the 23-year-old former bus driver began considering what he had been determined to avoid: entering the United States illegally.

The president moved quickly to cancel the CBP One app, which allowed migrants to schedule appointments to gain entry into the United States, turning away potentially tens of thousands of migrants.

In Mexico City, some migrants have built tent cities and slept on the streets. In a country long sympathetic to migrants, neighbors are protesting.

The Trump administration has ended use of the border app called CBP One that allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States. Shortly after Donald Trump's swearing-in,

President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.

Mexico was raising sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration.

Dozens of migrants wait in Tijuana for information regarding their migration appointments as US President Donald Trump ends the use of a border app called CBP One, which has allowed people to legally enter the United States to work.

"I believe, especially in in our border, in Tijuana and San Diego will see a lot of suffering," said Professor Rafael Fernández de Castro.