US border guards and workers blocked an illegal tunnel in the border area with Mexico on January 16 in the context that the US is about to aggressively deal with illegal immigrants.
Sheet The Hill On January 18, it was reported that some immigrants voluntarily chose to leave the United States before President-elect Donald Trump took office, because he announced that he would have a tough policy on illegal immigration.
Lawyer Rolando Vazquez, specializing in the field of immigration, said some of his clients who immigrated to the US under President Joe Biden’s administration are now choosing to return to their homeland, due to fears of deportation after Mr. Trump took office. held on January 20.
During the election campaign, Mr. Trump repeatedly vowed to deport a series of illegal immigrants if he was elected.
Sheet The Wall Street Journal On January 18, citing sources, the new administration intends to immediately strengthen the enforcement of immigration policies after taking office.
“We will conduct operations across the country. You will see arrests in New York City (New York State) or Miami (Florida State),” according to the source. In Chicago (Illinois), the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency plans to deploy 100-200 people to conduct the operation in a week.
Meanwhile, it’s not just Mr. Trump’s deportation plan that affects some people’s decision to leave the US.
Attorney Vazquez said Mexico is now open to accepting deportees who are not Mexican citizens. This move affects many immigrants from South American countries that have a policy of not accepting deportation flights from the US but can accept them from Mexico.
“This causes many immigrants to leave voluntarily, knowing that they will be deported back to their home country or deported to Mexico. Most of them do not want to stay in Mexico,” according to Mr. Vazquez.
Meanwhile, some sources in Mexico believe that people deported by the US may face the possibility of being exploited and kidnapped by criminal corporations and human traffickers. It is unclear whether Mexico plans to protect these people.
In another development, sources said that Mr. Trump will make his first visit to Los Angeles (California) after taking office, where forest fires raged and killed at least 27 people.
Accordingly, he plans to visit Los Angeles next weekend. The president-elect criticized California’s Democratic leadership, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, for their response to wildfires.
Meanwhile, Mr. Newsom plans to follow many Republican governors and direct the American flag to be flown high in the state on the day Mr. Trump takes office, even though President Joe Biden has directed the flag to be flown at half-mast to commemorate the late President. President Jimmy Carter coincided with this occasion.
