Tens of thousands of appointments that were scheduled into February were canceled, including those scheduled for Jan. 20 when Trump took office.

The initial blow came with the end of CBP One, stranding thousands of asylum seekers with and without appointments

Lee Gelernt with the ACLU said the action goes "way beyond anything that even President Trump has tried in the past."

CBP One was launched in 2020, allowing foreign vendors to schedule cargo inspections. In 2023 the Biden administration expanded its functions to include unauthorized migrants seeking asylum. This Monday, on Inauguration Day, an order from Donald Trump put an end to the program, and thousands of scheduled appointments were canceled.

The Trump administration Monday ended use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.

TIJUANA, Baja California — They came from Haiti ... U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Monday that the CBP One app that worked as recently as that morning would no longer be used ...

It is estimated that under the policy nearly 70,000 people were sent back to Mexico between 2019 and 2021 to await their cases, according to a report from the non-partisan organization American Immigration Council. The San Ysidro-Tijuana port of entry was the first along the border to implement it.

As deportations continue, a new federal shelter was set up in Tijuana to provide a safe space and support. It is one of nine reception centers along the border as part of the “Mexico Embraces You” initiative.

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico hasn't seen a "significant increase" in deportations, but border towns are preparing for it.

Mexican officials have converted an events center into a temporary shelter to house up to 2,600 people, in anticipation of mass deportations from the U.S.

Jose Luis Perez Canchola warned that the city was not prepared for President Trump’s plan for mass deportations and the cancellation of asylum appointments.

Mexico's president: "The United States would not be what it is if it weren't for our hardworking people there."