The Borderland was a buzz with desperate, futile migrant action in the days leading up to the U.S. presidential inauguration. A U.S. Custom and Border Protection Blackhawk whipped around the lower peaks of Mount Cristo Rey along the border of the United States and Mexico.

If Trump fulfills his campaign promises on immigration, he could disrupt a fragile equilibrium at the southern border and hurt the economy.

Asked on Fox News if deportation raids would be launched in multiple cities, including Chicago, Homan said, "I wouldn’t categorize them as raids. There are going to be targeted enforcement operations.

Gloria Lobos Guzmán will be watching the inauguration of Donald Trump closely, waiting nervously to hear what will happen to the CBP One application.  Lobos Guzmán arrived in Juárez with her 33-year-old daughter 10 months ago after her daughter faced death threats from criminal groups in Chiapas,

The CBP One app allows migrants in certain parts of Mexico to request a time to be processed by American immigration officials at legal border entry points, also known as ports of entry.

President-elect Donald Trump promised increased immigration restrictions and a closed border in the campaign that made him president. His inauguration on Monday could immediately usher in major policy changes that will have ramifications locally.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to officially take office for a second term on January 20, with promises of sweeping changes to immigration and border security on day one.