Ominous warning before Trump inauguration as migrants push for ‘one last bite at the apple’

A surge of migrants at the border was seen in the final days and even hours of Pres. Joe Biden’s term in which desperate migrants who have risked everything to reach the US ‘take one last bite of the apple’, DailyMail.com can reveal.

While it is unclear where the surge could occur or how big it could be, Texas Congressman Tony Gonzalez, who represents more than 600 miles of the southern border, believes the elements are in place for a surge to materialize.

“I think there’s one last bite to the apple where people are going, ‘Now’s the time to get in there before they close it down,’” the Republican lawmaker told DailyMail.com.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if there was one last attempt to bring over someone who was already trapped (in northern Mexico).”

At least a few thousand migrants are already in cities in northern Mexico such as Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana, with most awaiting asylum appointments through Biden’s CBP One Mobile app – which would grant them legal entry into the US.

Many live on the streets or in Mexican shelters during their wait, which can last at least fifteen days, according to 32% of migrants recently interviewed by a human rights organization.

Another 59% said they had to wait one to six months before they could get a coveted appointment.

All these asylum seekers could lose hope in the final days of the Biden administration and instead try to try their luck by crossing the border illegally before Donald Trump, who has promised to close the border, takes office.

‘There has already been a lot of talk at the border. Everyone knows there’s a new sheriff coming to town,” Gonzalez added.

Then there are the migrants who are rushing to reach the border before Trump takes office and are currently passing through Mexico.

People in these large groups have started walking at night, instead of during the day as in the past, to try to avoid Mexican officials who have recently stepped up efforts to stop migrants from reaching the U.S. border at all.

At least three migrant caravans plan to leave southern Mexico before Trump takes office, according to the Mexican newspaper Diario del Sur.

Border Patrol agents are also preparing for the change in administration, explained Gonzalez, who represents the border hotspots of Del Rio and El Paso.

‘Agents are very enthusiastic. They are ready to go back to work. In many cases there are officers who have never been properly trained; all they know is how to process migrants,” he said.”

In the past, Border Patrol agents traditionally pursued any migrant who entered the U.S. illegally.

The historic nature of the past few years at the border has brought a first: asylum-seeking migrants who entered the U.S. illegally but then invoked their legal right to asylum while seeking out federal agents in green uniforms to could throw up.

Francisco Lopez, a Mexican migrant trying to reach the United States, sits in a plaza during a day of low temperatures in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Migrants trying to reach the United States pray outside a shelter during a day of low temperatures, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, January 7

Hondurans rest before embarking on a migration caravan to the US in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on January 6, 2025. Dozens of Hondurans left the northwestern city of San Pedro Sula for the US in a caravan on January 7.

“(Young) officers don’t know how to arrest – remember it’s been four years. Now they’re going to block and tackle. They can’t wait until they are really let loose and can do their work.’

Over the past four years, many Border Patrol agents have expressed frustration at releasing so many illegal immigrants into the country, based on the Biden administration’s commitment to international law, which guarantees full rights to seek asylum in the US.

Asylum seekers are typically released into the U.S. while the federal court decides whether they actually qualify for asylum — a process that can take years, and 70 to 80% ultimately become ineligible.

Trump has promised that asylum seekers will not be allowed into the US while their cases are decided by the courts. Instead, he is hinting at bringing back his controversial “Remain in Mexico” plan from his first administration.

The plan required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases were processed.