![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENuYZHgX0AAbd0k.jpg)
In his 2019 State of the Union address, Trump claimed that building a border wall in El Paso had made it one of America's safest cities. The city’s mayor told FRONTLINE that wasn’t true.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENucALzX0AEMSK0.jpg)
In 2017, El Paso Border Patrol began to criminally prosecute families that crossed the border — and children and parents were sent to separate holding facilities.to.pbs.org/2QVbUMc
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENuexvQWkAAWMwA.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENufx_sWwAAG3Xw.jpg)
In the first five months of 2019, Border Patrol in the area apprehended over 111,000 migrants — an 800% increase over the previous year. to.pbs.org/2QVbUMc
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENukPGrXUAILtoK.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENur3NqXYAAFbHL.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENuuk1rWkAEKiQB.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENuvynCXkAAiLyJ.jpg)
In the program, the U.S. sends asylum seekers to be held in Mexico. It aimed to alleviate severe overcrowding inside Border Patrol’s processing centers — but advocates and Trump administration officials see it differently.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENuxi6_XsAEL9BC.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENuxi6-WkAEd1iE.jpg)
Journalist @AngelaKBorder described to #frontlinePBS the relationship between President Trump’s harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric and these vigilante groups:
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENu2-ppW4AEHbQx.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENu5IGZX0AAz2pu.jpg)
@Martin28Smith asked him: “What do you think our obligation is to housing and sheltering those knocking on our door?” His response:
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENu79T9WoAEI0wN.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENu9QZWW4AA--LS.jpg)
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENu-M7LXkAEEz2z.jpg)