Trump Immigration Policy

Trump vows easier legal entry, firm on deporting all illegal immigrants

Incoming US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would go ahead with his plans to deport all illegal immigrants after entering the Oval Office and said at the same time he would make it easier for people to come in, a move that could be helpful to Indians who mostly enter the US legally. I think you have to do it, Trump told NBC News in an interview when asked if he plans to deport everyone who is here illegally over the next four years. You have to have, rules, regulations, laws. They came in illegally. People that have been treated very unfairly are the people that have been online for 10 years to come into the country. We are going to make it very easy for people to come in terms of they have to pass the test. They have to be able to tell you what the Statue of Liberty is. They have to tell you a little bit about our country. They have to love our country, Trump said. They can't come out of prisons. We don't want people that are in for murder. So, we had 11,000 and 13,000 ...

Updated On : 09 Dec 2024 | 8:23 AM IST

White House weighs using provisions of immigration law used by Trump

The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers who rejected a negotiated border bill earlier this month, has been exploring options that President Joe Biden could deploy on his own without congressional approval, multiple officials and others familiar with the talks said. But the plans are nowhere near finalized and it's unclear how the administration would draft any such executive actions in a way that would survive the inevitable legal challenges. The officials and those familiar with the talks spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to comment on private ongoing White House discussions. The exploration of such avenues by Biden's team underscores the pressure the president faces this election year on immigration .