State of emergency and Army: this will be Donald Trump’s mass deportation of migrants

Donald Trump plans to declare a state of national emergency and resort to the army to carry out a mass deportation of migrants when he assumes the presidency of the United States in January, one of the main promises of his campaign.

The 78-year-old Republican magnate describes the entry of migrants without a visa across the border with Mexico as an “invasion.” He accuses them of poisoning “the blood” and “infecting” the United States, of eating pets, of being “murderers” and “savages”, among other extreme derogatory qualifiers..

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To “liberate,” according to him, the country plans “the largest deportation operation in the history of the United States” as soon as he takes office on January 20.

“Good news: according to some reports, the incoming Donald Trump administration is prepared to declare a state of national emergency and use military resources to fight the invasion (allowed by President Joe) Biden through a mass expulsion program,” wrote Tom Fitton, director of the conservative organization Judicial Watch, on the Republican’s Truth Social platform.

The tycoon responded to the message with a “It’s true!”.

In April, Trump declared that the national guard, a military force, “should be able” to handle deportations.

“If not, I would use the military,” meaning federal troops, he told Time.

The deportation of migrants is nothing new in the United States. The Biden administration expelled more than four million, “combining deportations with expulsions and other actions to block the entry of migrants,” according to a report by the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute (MPI).

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But the Republican plans to go much further and, although the details of his plans are unknown, he has given some hints.

Firm hand

He promises to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, seal the border with Mexico, resume construction of the border wall and hire 10,000 agents.

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He will try to revive the Stay in Mexico program, so that migrants wait for the outcome of the immigration process on the other side of the border, prohibit sanctuary cities, which protect them from expulsion, and eliminate “all federal and social assistance benefits.”

It also wants to end or limit other legal means of entry such as an immigration protection that grants them a residence and work permit (Temporary Protected Status, TPS) or the possibility of requesting an appointment through a mobile phone application or through procedures in the countries they pass through.

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As a consequence, human rights defense associations are concerned about the fate of the more than 11 million migrants in an irregular situation in the United States.

Many economists have also warned of the exorbitant cost of mass deportation and its impact on the U.S. economy, which is already suffering from a labor shortage.

A study published in October by the NGO American Immigration Council evaluates the global cost at 88 billion dollars per year, that is, 967.9 billion in more than a decade.

three falcons

Since his election victory, Trump has taken steps toward fulfilling his promises.

He was quick to name Tom Homan as “border czar.” He did not detail what the job of this former director of the agency in charge of immigration control (ICE) will consist of, but the name of the position speaks for itself.

During Trump’s first term, Homan oversaw a policy that treated migrants who tried to enter US territory illegally as criminals, thereby losing custody of their children.

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“We will prioritize threats to public safety and national security,” Homan told Fox News.

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He stressed that They will also close the border and “save” “more than 300,000 missing children.”

He refers to a report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, which states that contact has been lost with more than 32,000 unaccompanied migrant children who have not gone to court after being released between 2019 and 2023. He adds that more than 290,000 minors did not receive notices to go to court.

In addition to the “border czar,” the president-elect appointed two other hawks: Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security and Mike Waltz as White House National Security Advisor.

But Trump’s plans could run into the courts.

It wouldn’t be the first time. During his first term he wanted to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects migrants who came to the United States as children. The courts prevented him from doing so.