From New York to Arizona, migrant facilities shuttering in wake of Trump's border crackdown

Migrant shelters in the United States are closing their doors in large numbers as the border crisis has waned significantly.

In January, two shelters shuttered in Pima County, Arizona, according to the Arizona Daily Star. In San Diego, the Jewish Family Service closed its shelter in February, specifically citing policy changes like the CBP One app going away as part of the reason for its closure.

In Texas, the San Antonio-based Migrant Resource Center that opened in 2022 closed in February due to the plunge in people crossing into the United States, according to Texas Public Radio.

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On the East Coast, New York City closed 63 migrant shelters this year, according to PIX11, and Massachusetts is down to four shelters from over 120 in 2024, according to NBC 10 Boston. The outlet reported that 24 of the Massachusetts shelters closed their doors this week. 

"President Trump ended Joe Biden’s illegal alien invasion and ushered in the most secure border ever. Migrant shelters are shuttering because illegal aliens are no longer being released into our great country – that’s the Trump Effect," White House Assistant Press Secretary Liz Huston said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

The White House is also touting that processing facilities along the border have closed, as the United States Customs and Border Protection told Fox News Digital in May that all of its "soft-sided" facilities in Texas, California and Arizona have shut down.

"Due to the unprecedented drop in apprehensions of illegal aliens as a result of the President’s recent executive actions, CBP is not operating any temporary, soft-sided processing facilities where illegal aliens have been held in specific locations along the southwest border. CBP no longer has a need for them as illegal aliens are being quickly removed," a CBP spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time.

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"The U.S. Border Patrol has full capability to manage the detention of apprehended aliens in USBP’s permanent facilities. Manpower and other resources dedicated to temporary processing facilities will be redirected toward other priorities and will speed CBP’s progress in gaining operational control over the southwest border," the spokesperson added.

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In Mexico, there has also been a reported drop in people seeking to come to the U.S. illegally. The latest border numbers revealed that numbers remain significantly lower than they were compared with the Biden administration, as there were only 6,070 southern border apprehensions in June by Border Patrol, and there were zero releases in May or June. On June 28, there were only 137 encounters at the southern border, according to CBP data.

The comments from the White House come as the House is in its closing hours of deciding on the Trump-backed reconciliation bill, which includes major funding for the president’s border and immigration agenda totaling out to roughly $170 billion, according to Reuters.

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Billions will go toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement as the agency ramps up its deportation efforts, including a goal of hiring at least 10,000 more agents, according to the White House. In addition, the bill seeks to more than double the detention capacity for those in deportation proceedings and fund further border wall construction, according to Reuters.

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"Once the One, Big, Beautiful Bill is passed, this historic border security progress will be made permanent and the largest mass deportation campaign in American history will be carried out," Huston added.

Unsurprisingly, not everybody is on board with the immigration measures outlined.

"A deportation machine will be unleashed on steroids," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies said during his lengthy House floor speech on Thursday. 

Olivia Munn blasts rumors that she caused rift in Aaron Rodgers’ family

Olivia Munn made rare comments about her past relationship with Aaron Rodgers as she addressed long-standing rumors that she was the reason for the NFL star's rift with his family. 

During a Monday appearance on "Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard," the 44-year-old actress shared why she "didn't watch" the Netflix documentary, "Aaron Rodgers: Enigma," which highlighted the life and career of the 41-year-old quarterback. 

"I knew what it was going to be," Munn said. 

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"It was going to push a narrative that, during my time with them, never would ring true... There was this narrative that took hold because, if you remember, back in the day, Jessica Simpson was hung out to dry for the Cowboys failures," "The Newsroom" alum added, referring to gossip surrounding Simpson's previous relationship with former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Munn, who dated Rodgers from April 2014 to April 2017, recalled that she didn't receive praise when the pro athlete notched up victories for his then-team, the Green Bay Packers. 

"During the time I was with him, he had three hail marys, I think two NFC championships – not wins, but he made it into the NFC championship, which is very hard," Munn said. "No one would want to talk about that. I didn't get credit for any of the wins."

In addition to being faulted for Rodgers' shortcomings during games, Munn recalled that fans also speculated that she was behind his estrangement from his brothers, Jordan and Luke Rodgers, and his parents, Ed and Darla Rodgers.

Rodgers' fractured relationship with his family was first revealed when Jordan appeared on JoJo Fletcher's season of the reality dating show "The Bachelorette" in 2016. 

"There's this whole big narrative that stayed with me for so many years, but there was just this dynamic in the family that had nothing to do with me. It became this whole big thing, and people were like, "I can't with her, she's keeping this family apart,'" Munn said. 

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"People have speculated for many years what was the rift, and I know, but I'm not saying because it's not my story to tell," the "Your Friends & Neighbors" star added.

In Ian O'Connor’s 2024 biography "Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers," Rodgers, who remains estranged from his family, shared that the cause of the schism was "deep-rooted." He also clarified that Munn "had nothing to do all the years" of prior estrangement. 

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While appearing on the "Armchair Expert" podcast, the actress expressed her gratitude that Rodgers had set the record straight regarding the decade-long rumor. 

"Thank God somebody had read it and said, ‘Oh wait! Aaron speaks,’" she said. "You've been asking for the longest time. This is the constant conversation. The man himself is saying it. They don't want that answer."

"I was really grateful that he did that," Munn continued. "Even if people didn't want to take hold of that statement, it made me feel good that it was said."

In July 2024, Munn married John Mulaney, with whom she shares son Malcolm, 2, and daughter Méi, 9 months. Last month, Rodgers, who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers, revealed that he had married his girlfriend Brittani "a couple of months" ago. 

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