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In photos: Mexico confronts a critical situation on the border
Donald Trump's new immigration policy contemplates deporting undocumented immigrants to Mexico even if they're not Mexican. Meanwhile, thousands of Haitian, Cuban and African refugees with temporary permits are waiting along the border to enter the United States.
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An immense line of Haitians and Africans forms in front of the Mexican immigration office in Tijuana. October 3, 2016
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At the Padre Chava shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, dozens of Haitian migrants await their opportunity to continue to the United States. October 10, 2016.
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A Haitian girl helps her mother wash clothes at an evangelical church that serves as a migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. Prior to Trump's administration, only Mexican citizens were returned to Mexico, while others were sent to their home countries. Now, Mexican border cities that are already collapsed will have to shelter deportees and refugees. February 13, 2017.
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Luis Manuel Testa, originally from Acapulco, Mexico, was deported from the United States and now works in Altar, Nogales, Mexico. According to the administration's new immigration priorities, immigrants from all countries will be sent to Mexico, a country shaken by violence where they have no links. February 16, 2017.
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Armando Cortez, deported from the United States, walks near the border. The region is already beset by drug trafficking and violence. February 14, 2017.
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Haitian and African migrants in Tijuana. Many Central Americans migrants have been recruited -- sometimes forcibly -- by cartels, which complicates security along the border. September 30, 2016.
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Migrants sleep in the streets of Tijuana. October 2, 2016.