Despite reports of splintering caravan, more migrants are predicted to rush the border, according to experts.
A massive deportation operation is promised by Trump after he assumes office.
Experts predict that migrants will continue their journey to the southern U.S. border in an attempt to enter the country before President-elect Trump assumes office, according to Planet Chronicle Digital.
According to independent journalist Auden Cabello, who extensively covered the border crisis, the individuals are resolute in entering the U.S., regardless of the method used, as they have sold everything and possess nothing to return to.
Some migrants traveling in caravans to the U.S. border have turned around due to Trump's victory, fearing deportation under the incoming administration even if they were able to enter the country.
After the election, a Cuban migrant named Felipe told Newsweek that this is the end of his dream of escaping Cuba.
A Reuters report last week stated that a caravan with thousands of migrants traveling through Mexico had reduced to half its original size by Thursday.
Lora Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center, stated that caravans tend to fragment when they reach Mexico and that a surge towards the border is likely to persist among some migrants prior to the change of administrations in the White House.
"Ries stated to Planet Chronicle Digital that some individuals will still rush to enter during the administration, believing they won't be sought or found for years, while others may decide it's not worth completing the journey."
Trump has long pledged to implement extreme measures to secure the borders and execute a massive deportation operation on the campaign trail.
Trump's hard-line stance on the border during his first term as president is something migrants will likely consider before making the journey to the border.
Ries and Cabello both noted that Mexican shelters continue to experience overcrowding, while they anticipate an increase in U.S. border sectors seeing groups of 100 to 200 people attempting to cross daily.
Cabello stated that migrants splitting from caravans in Mexico are unlikely to remain in the country and will continue moving north, while migrants already en route to the U.S. will not return on their own expense.
"Cabello stated that the rejected asylum seekers today will become tomorrow's gotaways if they cannot enter the U.S. legally. If they are unable to do so, they will resort to using smugglers to enter the country illegally."
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