US Deportations Increase Flights to Mexico, Impact Thousands Across Border States

Since President Donald Trump began his second term in 2025, immigration policies and enforcement have become increasingly stringent, profoundly impacting migrants and their families across the U.S.-Mexico border region. The Texas Tribune reports on the rapid deportation of Jaime Galvan Sanchez, an undocumented farmworker in Texas, who was sent to Mexico within 24 hours without the chance for a court hearing, illustrating the heightened use of expedited removal processes under the current administration. In Mexico City, Sisters running migrant shelters face growing challenges as Trump's administration cuts humanitarian aid and dismantles legal pathways for migrants, severely limiting support and resources for those hoping to reach the U.S. Concurrently, the National Migration Institute in Mexico anticipates immigration processing delays, exacerbating difficulties for migrants and companies navigating regional relocations. Additionally, ProPublica reveals the harsh treatment of over 230 Venezuelan migrants detained in El Salvador and deported under Trump’s policies, many of whom were unjustly labeled as gang members despite lacking serious convictions. Meanwhile, advocacy groups note that deportation flights increasingly land in southern Mexico, where local conditions and U.S. policy changes, including banned asylum access, have intensified hardships for deported individuals and reduced migrant arrivals.