In Tijuana, meanwhile, Mexican soldiers are helping to prepare for the consequences of it. The authorities have readied an events centre called Flamingos with 1,800 beds for the returnees and troops bringing in supplies, setting up a kitchen and showers.

Mexico is constructing tents to receive Mexican nationals deported under Trump's mass deportations and provide them with services to help resettle.

The El Paso border is witnessing historically low levels of migrant arrivals, marked by a 63% drop in Border Patrol encounters. This significant decrease in the El Paso Sector comes amid preparations by the Mexican government for potential mass deportations from the United States.