Border shelters relieved pressure during migrant surges. Under Trump, they could become target
Texas border that gave them a place to sleep, meals and tips for finding work. «We had a plan to go to Iowa» to join friends, said Sequera, who arrived at the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in October. «But we didn't know how.»
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Dozens of shelters run by aid groups on the US border with Mexico have welcomed large numbers of migrants, providing lifelines of support and relief to overwhelmed cities. They work closely with the Border Patrol to care for migrants released with notices to appear in immigration court, many of whom don't know where they are or how to find the nearest airport or bus station.
But Republican scrutiny of the shelters is intensifying, and President-elect Donald Trump's allies consider them a magnet for illegal immigration. Many are nonprofits that rely on federal funding, including USD 650 million under one programme last year alone.
The incoming Trump administration has pledged to carry out an ambitious immigration agenda, including a campaign promise of mass deportations. The new White House's potential playbook includes using the National Guard to arrest migrants and installing buoy barriers on the waters between the US and Mexico.
As part of that agenda, Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has vowed to review the role of nongovernmental organisations and
