(NewsNation) — Buses full of Mexican nationals being deported were caught on camera by a NewsNation crew — one sign that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are being put into place.
Sources in Tijuana said to NewsNation that the city has also started to see Mexican nationals deported back to that port of entry as well.
Mexican government officials say they are sending the buses to Mexican border towns, and then will take those people farther inside the country.
Deportations are expected to ramp up even more in the coming weeks — something Trump said he would enact many times during the 2024 election.
Mexico opening migrant shelters
To help those who are newly deported, Mexico plans to set up nine migrant shelters that will provide food, medical checkpoints and a temporary place to stay.
Three of these new shelters are set to open soon in Reynosa, Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Each facility can hold up to 2,500 people.
According to Mexican officials, those deported will receive around 2,000 pesos, which is around $10, to assist with travel expenses back to their hometowns.
However, these shelters will only accept those originally from Mexico — not other foreign nationals.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum is calling it the “Mexico Embraces You” program.
“This initiative will provide a range of support to repatriated Mexicans, including services and other benefits,” Seguismundo Doguin Martinex, migration chief for Tamaulipas, Mexico, said. “The National Institute of Migration is responsible for receiving them and providing them with a repatriation certificate, which serves as identification, and arranging transportation to their place of origin.”
Trump immigration policies
After being sworn in Monday, Trump signed a slew of executive orders, several of which had to do with immigration.
One of them was reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires those seeking asylum to stay in Mexico until their claims are processed. Critics say that the policy forces migrants to live in Mexican border towns where many have been victims of abuse and extortion
In addition, Trump signed an order for work to continue on the southern border wall.
One of the biggest changes he made was shutting down the CBP One app, which let migrants make appointments for processing at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Sheinbaum called on Trump administration to keep the app.
