What was once a bustling facility in downtown McAllen now sits empty.
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Executive Director Sister Norma Pimentel said the non-profit’s respite center has seen a drop in migrants.
“Since the new administration took office… people are just not being allowed into the United States,” Pimentel said.
According to Pimentel, the number of migrants being dropped off at the respite center after they’ve been processed by Border Patrol is nearly zero.
“Maybe one day we had one person, and then a couple of days nobody, and then maybe three families,” Pimentel said.
President Trump has signed several executive orders to tackle illegal immigration and secure the border.
His administration also did away with the CBP One app that allowed asylum seekers to schedule appointments at ports of entry.
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