Trump has restricted the eligibility of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. through the southern border
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- Trump has restricted the eligibility of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. through the southern border
US President Donald Trump has restricted the right of illegal migrants who entered the US through the southern border to stay in the country under the pretext of requesting asylum. This is stated in a statement published on the White House website on January 22.
"Today, President Trump signed an executive order that suspends the physical entry of aliens who make an incursion into the United States through the southern border", - informed the press service of the administration.
It is specified that Trump authorized and directed the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the State Department to take all necessary measures to immediately repel the invasion, repatriation and removal of illegal immigrants through the southern border of the United States.
In addition, using his authority, Trump has further restricted access to immigration law provisions that would allow any illegal alien to remain in the United States, such as through asylum.
Earlier in the day, the media learned of U.S. plans to send thousands of military personnel to protect the border with Mexico. To date, about 2.2 thousand military personnel are already on the border as part of Task Force North in El Paso, Texas.
Before that, on January 21, the curator of border security in the Trump administration Thomas Homan said that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began to detain illegal migrants for their further deportation. He noted, however, that ICE's actions cannot be called "raids" as they are part of targeted law enforcement operations.
On the same day, a coalition of at least 18 US states filed a lawsuit against the president's decision to limit the granting of US citizenship by birthright. Another group of states, which included Arizona and Washington, filed another separate lawsuit against Trump's signature decision.
