In the early weeks of President Trump's second term, immigration policies have intensified, notably with the termination of the CBP One app that facilitated migrant appointments for entering the U.S. This has led to a significant drop in migrant crossings in El Paso, compared to previous years, as many now avoid visibility to evade arrest. Local shelters report a drastic reduction in the number of migrants needing assistance, indicating a shift from public requests for help to hiding in the shadows due to increased enforcement.
"The streets of El Paso today are vastly different than a year or two ago when hundreds of migrants with hope of a life in the United States made this border city their transitionary point."
"A lot of the immigrants that were publicly demanding or requesting assistance to be legally in this country, they just went into the underground... to the shadows again."
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