According to an incoming White House official, President-elect Donald Trump intends to release ten executive orders on immigration on Monday, including one that declares a national emergency at the border.
The executive orders will carry out Trump’s pledges made throughout the campaign to begin mass deportations as soon as he takes office.
The Department of Defense will be able to send the national guard and soldiers to the border if a national emergency is declared. Officials said the Department of Defense would make the final decisions on the number of troops to be dispatched and the scope of their actions.
Additionally, the Trump administration declared that it will terminate birthright citizenship, which grants U.S.-born children the opportunity to apply for citizenship regardless of the immigration status of their parents.
According to the official, Trump plans to stop the practice known as “catch and release.”Despite Trump’s pledge during his first term to abolish the practice, ICE detention capacity constraints resulted in the release of migrants who had crossed the border.
The Remain in Mexico policy, which permitted Trump during his first term to prevent migrants of all nationalities from entering the United States from Mexico until they had an appointment for asylum, will also be reinstated by the Trump administration. The official did not specify if that nation had accepted any of its demands.
The official added that they would halt refugee resettlement for a minimum of four months and proceed with the construction of the border wall.
Additionally, the administration plans to fight narcotics cartels and what it refers to as “migrant gangs,” notably Tren de Aragua and MS-13. According to the official, they plan to label them Foreign Terrorist Organizations, making it unlawful for anybody to work with or give assistance to the groups.
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