Residents along the border react to Trump’s immigration crackdown

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- ABC-7 talked to residents in the Sunland Park, New Mexico neighborhood who say they feel migrant crossings have slowed down within this last week, since President Trump took office. They say that they have seen a larger presence of law enforcement, and therefore more arrests.

"We've been seeing a lot more Border Patrol, but as far as seeing people we're seeing lot more people getting caught," Mrs. Aguilar, resident of Sunland Park.

The Sunland Park Fire Chief, Daniel Medrano, says this time of year is what he calls a "slow season" for migrant crossings.

"We haven't seen a change at all. To be quite honest with this is a slow season, for rescues and for my department in this area," Daniel Medrano, Sunland Park Fire Chief.