When President Donald Trump committed to initiating the "largest deportation operation in American history," this border city promptly took action. The local government announced a state of emergency. Federal authorities constructed a facility capable of accommodating up to 2,600 deportees, featuring beds, showers, and chefs in white coats.
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It was, as one local official described, the "zombie apocalypse scenario."
However, five months after Trump assumed office, the shelter is almost vacant. The number of deportees arriving has been so low — averaging 38 per day — that one of the two floors has been closed off.