SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- After seeing only 741 migrants walk through its doors in August, a shelter for deported Mexican immigrants in Tijuana is reporting a sudden surge in arrivals this month.

During the first eight days in September, 595 deported Mexican nationals have been brought to the facility, according to Mónica Vega Aguirre, the shelter's coordinator with the state of Baja California.

It was initially opened to accommodate up to 2,600 individuals as a result of President Trump's threats to deport thousands of migrants on a daily basis.

"There were days in August when we only saw one person come in, but the first days in September have been busier, getting us back to what we're set up to do."

The shelter opened on Jan. 27, but only for deported Mexican nationals.

Since it

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