A Border Patrol agent pats down one of four men after the group crossed the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday,

When this happens, the odds of winning asylum significantly decline. Immigration Judge Ana Partida sat before a mostly empty courtroom on an afternoon in October, her body angled toward a television on one of the side walls.

Dozens of active duty troops arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego on Friday, marking the first batch to deploy following President Donald Trump’s order to bolster border security.