The dreaded deportations that would surge under Trump

The bell rings at the gate of the Tijuana border post as US agents return 12 Mexicans home with their belongings inside paper bags and backpacks. Such deportations occur on a regular basis, but they could increase exponentially if Donald Trump — set to be confirmed as the Republican Party's presidential candidate next week — wins the election in November and makes good on his promise to expel millions of undocumented immigrants. At the San Ysidro border station, most of the deportees look on dejectedly, several of them lacking any identification, as a Mexican agent unlocks a metal door and interrogates them to make sure they are really Mexican.