Migrants Abandon Border Push | US News

0:00On September 8th, yo, so check it, the migrant shelters up on Mexico's northern border are looking kinda empty these days. Turns out, fewer people are trying to make that push into the US because of some tighter immigration rules and more deportation happening. It's a whole shift in how things are going down. Earlier this year, the US government changed up how asylum seekers could schedule appointments. They basically shut down one of the main ways people were trying to get in. This left a lot of folks stuck in border cities and shelters were bracing for a big wave, but that wave just never really materialized. You hear stories like Salameviennes and Ecuadorian migrant who was planning to come over with her family. She said Trump's actions made it impossible and even trying to find a smuggler didn't work out. Now, they're staying put in Sioux, Dauarez, which is a different path than they originally envisioned. The impact is real too. Some officials are saying that the number of shelters in their network has dropped by almost half. And the ones that are still open, they're mostly holding about 15% of their capacity.

1:05It's a different scene than what they were expecting. So, instead of a massive influx heading north, you've got a situation where some migrants are actually deciding to stay put and build a life in. Mexico. The people who are there now are mostly from Venezuela, Colombia, and Central America, with a growing number of Mexicans who were displaced by violence. It's a whole new dynamic playing out. This has been US News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.