Reynosa, Mexico • The deportees arrive after dark, usually 100 to 200 of them, deposited by U.S. immigration officials at a bridge that connects the United States to one of the most dangerous cities in Mexico.
Many of the deportees, all Mexican, have been living illegally in the United States for years, and they don't know Reynosa's reputation. It is the least secure city in Mexico, according to a government survey. It is in a state, Tamaulipas, that is the only place along Mexico's northern border to carry the State Department's most severe travel warning, putting it in the same category as Afghanistan and North Korea.