CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant tent shelters in the city of Ciudad Juarez to prepare for a possible influx of Mexicans deported under U.S. President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations.

The US decision to cancel appointments through the CBP One programme has left migrants stranded on Mexico's northern border, intensifying a humanitarian and logistical crisis. Shelters such as El Buen Samaritano in Ciudad Juárez are preparing for an influx of rejected or deported migrants,

The US-Mexico border is effectively closed off to migrants seeking asylum in the United States within hours of President Donald Trump taking office, an extraordinary departure from previous protocols that has left many concerned migrants in limbo.

The Mexican federal government announced it is in the process of setting up a new "tent shelter" for migrants at El Punto in Juárez, close to the U.S.-Mexico border. Last night, crews and workers hire

SAN DIEGO — Migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app broke down in tears after their appointments were canceled the moment President Trump took office Monday – just the first of the sweeping border actions the new administration prepared for the first day.

Nidia Montenegro fled violence and poverty at home in Venezuela, survived a kidnapping as she traveled north into Mexico, and made it to the border city of Tijuana on Sunday for a U.S. asylum appointment that would finally reunite her with her son living in New York.

A clandestine tunnel approximately 300 meters long, connecting Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with El Paso, Texas, United States, was discovered by U.S. authorities.

Trailers arrived loaded with tent-type equipment to begin constructing a shelter for deported Mexican migrants in Ciudad Juarez on Monday, according to KINT.

Immigration advocates warn President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown may quickly saturate border cities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez is bracing for thousands of people to arrive after the Trump administration promised to crack down on illegal immigration. The situation is tense as existing migrant shelters won’t be enough to take masses of people in.

President Donald Trump's promises of mass deportations, which could bring batches of new arrivals fresh off the border bridges into Juárez, has Mexican law enforcement preparing to keep watch for potential trouble.