(The Center Square) – In addition to declaring an invasion at the southern border, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to protect the American people against invasion. It includes multiple provisions to implement his mass deportation plan.
He did so citing the authority of the U.S. Constitution, Immigration and Nationality Act and United States Code.
The previous administration “invited, administered, and oversaw an unprecedented flood of illegal immigration into the United States,” including being flown into the U.S. on commercial flights and into local communities, “in violation of longstanding Federal laws,” the order states. “Many of these aliens unlawfully within the United States present significant threats to national security and public safety, committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans. Others are engaged in hostile activities, including espionage, economic espionage, and preparations for terror-related activities,” costing taxpayers billions of dollars, it states.
“The American people deserve a Federal Government that puts their interests first,” that prioritizes “the safety, security and financial and economic well-being of Americans.”
The order puts in place processes to remove “all inadmissible and removable aliens, particularly those aliens who threaten the safety or security of the American people … including through lawful incentives and detention capabilities.”
Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has said first deporting violent illegal aliens will be the priority.
It revokes previously issued executive orders and requires federal agencies to revoke all related policies.
It directs the Department of Homeland Security Secretary, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to enforce removal orders. It directs the attorney general, secretary of State and DHS secretary to prioritize prosecuting criminal offenses related to illegal entry.
It directs them to create Homeland Security Task Forces in all 50 states to work with local, state and federal law enforcement to provide logistics, intelligence, and operational support. Their stated objective is “to end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations throughout the United States, dismantle cross-border human smuggling and trafficking networks … with a particular focus on such offenses involving children,” among others. Federal agencies are directed to stop “the trafficking and smuggling of alien children into the United States.”
The DHS secretary, SOS and AG are ordered to “immediately announce and publicize information about the legal obligation of all previously unregistered aliens” in the U.S. to comply with federal law. Illegal border crossers already in the U.S. are encouraged to voluntarily deport themselves “as soon as possible.”
DHS is to engage in “international agreements or … other measures that encourage aliens unlawfully in the United States to depart as promptly as possible, including through removals” outlined in the INA. Fines and penalties are to be levied against “those who facilitate such aliens’ presence in the United States.”
The order provides a range of guidelines for removal, including establishing detention facilities “to detain removable aliens pending the outcome of their removal proceedings or their removal from the country” and partnering with state and local officials to implement the 287(g) program.
Countries that refuse to comply with U.S. deportation efforts will be sanctioned “to the maximum extent permitted by law, ensuring that diplomatic efforts and negotiations with foreign states include the foreign states’ acceptance of their nationals who are subject to removal from the United States.”
It also reestablishes the VOICE Office and Addressing Victims of Crimes Committed by Removable Aliens within ICE “to provide proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of crimes committed by removable aliens, and those victims’ family members.”
All previous administration policies are rescinded “that led to the increased or continued presence of illegal aliens in the United States,” including parole programs, which DHS has already begun.
Sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with federal deportation efforts will not receive access to federal funds; criminal or civil actions will be taken against them depending on the extent of “interference with the enforcement of Federal law.”
The AG and DHS secretary are tasked with reviewing and auditing all contracts and agreements with non-governmental organizations to identify waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer money used to facilitate illegal entry into the U.S., suspend funding, and terminate them.
The director of the Office of Management and Budget is ordered to identify and terminate all public benefits provided to “any illegal alien not authorized to receive them under the provisions of the INA or other relevant statutory provisions.”
Federal agencies are directed to “significantly increase the number of agents and officers available to perform the duties of immigration officers.”
