Speaking to Fox News on September 25, Mr. Trump criticized two immigration programs put forward by the Biden administration. He said he would force more than 1 million people who entered the US under these two programs to leave: "Be prepared because you will have to leave very quickly."
However, any effort to deport migrants on such a large scale would inevitably face legal, logistical and financial challenges.
The former president pledged a tough crackdown on immigration if re-elected, including vowing to deport migrants en masse. He made similar promises during previous campaigns, but the number of deportations never topped 350,000 during his presidency.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event on September 25 in Mint Hill, NC. Photo: AP
Under a Biden administration program, migrants as far south as Mexico’s border with Guatemala can use the CBP One app on their phones to schedule a date to go to an official U.S. border crossing to request asylum. So far, 813,000 migrants have used that system since it was rolled out in January 2023.
Another program launched last year allows 30,000 people a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the United States if they have sufficient funds, pass a background check and buy a plane ticket to fly to a U.S. airport instead of the southern border. About 530,000 people have come to the United States under that program.
Migrants who use both programs are allowed into the U.S. under a two-year humanitarian amnesty. The Biden administration has touted both policies as ways to reduce chaos at the border with Mexico, disrupt smuggling networks and allow for more thorough screening of migrants before they enter the U.S.
Republicans, however, say both programs essentially circumvent the country’s immigration laws, and that the Biden administration is admitting people who are not eligible to come to the U.S. Republican-led states have filed lawsuits to block both policies.
Ngoc Anh (according to AP)
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