After US President Donald Trump dashed her hopes of gaining asylum in the United States, Arianne Dominguez joined hundreds of other migrants seeking refuge in Mexico instead. "I thought about my family in Cuba who were hoping I could get to the United States.

Many remain determined to reach the U.S. through more dangerous means, riding freight trains, hiring smugglers and dodging authorities.

How will Mexican leaders respond if, as expected, Trump pressures them to accept deportees from third countries? 'Mexico is in a really tough spot.'

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico hasn't seen a "significant increase" in deportations, but border towns are preparing for it.

By Alek Buttermann US President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration policies have left thousands of migrants in limbo on Mexico’s southern border. With mass deportations ramping up and the controversial “Remain in Mexico” programme reinstated,