The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of President Donald Trump taking office, an extraordinary departure from previous protocols that has left many concerned migrants in limbo.

A secret tunnel discovered last week on the U.S.-Mexico border will be sealed by Mexican authorities, an army official in Ciudad Juarez said Saturday.

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.

General Jose Lemus, commander of Ciudad Juarez's military garrison, said the tunnel "must have taken a long time" to build, suggesting "it could have been one or two years".

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — They came from Haiti, Venezuela and around the world, pulling small rolling suitcases crammed with clothing and stuffed animals to occupy their children. They clutched cellphones showing that after months of waiting they had appointments — finally — to legally enter the United States.

The Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez is preparing for thousands of people to arrive as the new Trump administration in the US is determined to crack down on illegal immigration. Existing migrant shelters won't be enough,

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — An American teen was killed by a police officer in Ciudad Juarez last weekend, according to KINT. On the morning of January 5, 2025, Julián Rodríguez Medina, a 19-year-old American citizen, was fatally shot by a state police officer in Ciudad Juárez.

A hidden cross-border tunnel used to smuggle migrants and contraband between the US and Mexico will be sealed, Mexican border officials have said.

Trailers arrived loaded with tent-type equipment to begin constructing a shelter for deported Mexican migrants in Ciudad Juarez on Monday, according to KINT.

A Hamas-style secret tunnel was found at the U.S. and Mexico border connecting Mexican city Ciudad Juarez to El Paso In Texas. The tunnel was allegedly used for smuggling migrants and contrabands, authorities claimed.

A clandestine tunnel approximately 300 meters long, connecting Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with El Paso, Texas, United States, was discovered by U.S. authorities.