This May 2025 asylum processing update focuses on current U.S. asylum policies at ports of entry and migrants’ experiences in Mexican border cities. Since the Trump Administration assumed office and halted asylum processing, the conditions for migrants along the border have changed dramatically. In January 2025, the administration cancelled approximately 30,000 scheduled CBP One appointments and closed the pathway for an estimated 200,000 to 270,000 asylum seekers in Mexico who were actively seeking these appointments.10 Many of these individuals left Mexican border cities, with some traveling to larger interior cities—such as Monterrey and Mexico City—returning to their cities or countries of origin, or crossing into the United States as clandestine migrants. However, as of May 2025, a small number of asylum seekers continue to live in Mexican border cities.