According to an incoming White House official, President-elect Donald Trump intends to release ten executive orders on immigration 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 Defense Department could send the National Guard and soldiers to the border if a national emergency was declared. Officials said the Defense Department will make the final decisions on the number of troops to be sent and the scope of their operations.
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.
The U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States,” has been interpreted to require birthright citizenship.
It would be very difficult to amend the Constitution without the ratification of three-quarters of the states and the consent of two-thirds of Congress. Any attempt by Trump to eliminate birthright citizenship will be challenged in court by Democrats and certain legal organizations.
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., wrote on X that ending birthright citizenship is unconstitutional and anti-America, and he promised to oppose this un-American executive order.
According to the official, Trump plans to stop the practice known as “catch and release.”Despite Trump’s pledge during his first term to stop the practice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention space constraints resulted in the release of migrants after they crossed the border.
The “Remain in Mexico” policy, which permitted Trump to prevent migrants of all nationalities from entering the United States from Mexico during his first term until they had an appointment for asylum, is another measure that the Trump administration intends to implement. The official did not specify if that nation had accepted any of its demands.
The proposal is “a unilateral decision that they have taken,” Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Juan Ramón de la Fuente told reporters during the Mexican president’s morning briefing. “We do not share it,” he said. Our focus is different.
In reaction to earlier news rumors that Trump would seek to restore the program, he said before to the Trump official announcing the ten executive orders on immigration that were planned. A potential obstacle to the idea was the uncertainty surrounding whether the Mexican government would stop the Trump administration from implementing the strategy.
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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