Trump plans to deport millions of migrants when elected president

Trump is known for his tough stance on migrants. His advisers told The New York Times that if elected president, he plans more radical anti-migration measures than Donald Trump took in his first term.

US presidential candidate Donald Trump, if elected, plans to implement measures “unprecedented in American history” to combat illegal migration, writes The New York Times (NYT), citing Trump advisers. Among them is Stephen Miller, the developer of measures against migrants during Trump’s first presidential term (2017–2021).

The candidate could "tremendously" expand the harsh anti-migrant policies implemented during his first term, the newspaper reported.

We are talking about measures such as:

a ban on the entry of migrants from certain “problem” countries where the majority of residents are Muslims; denial of entry due to the threat of the spread of infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis (during the pandemic, such a ban was in force due to CORONAVIRUS); massive raids to find undocumented people; simplification of the deportation process itself; construction of camps where those awaiting deportation will be kept in custody (funds are planned to be allocated for this from the military budget); cancellation of visas for foreign students who participated in rallies in support of the Palestinians; strengthening checks of visa applicants; depriving people of temporary residence status in the United States for humanitarian reasons; abolition of the possibility of obtaining citizenship by birth in the country for children of parents who did not have documents, etc.

“Any activists who have even the slightest doubt about President Trump's resolve are making a grave mistake: Trump is deploying a massive arsenal of federal powers to implement the most impressive measures to crack down on immigration,” Miller said.

During Trump’s first term, as the NYT notes, several hundred thousand people were expelled from the United States per year, which is comparable to the figures during the period of power of other presidents.

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Incumbent President Joe Biden , who also plans to run in 2024, has softened policies on migration, which remains a problem in the United States, since taking office. During 2023, an increase in the number of people wishing to enter the country was recorded more than once; an influx, in particular, was noted on the border with Mexico.

REUTERS reported that the current situation could become a test for Biden on the eve of the elections. In May of this year, when special deportation rules put in place under Trump ended due to the covid-19 pandemic , the Biden administration introduced new requirements (for example, deporting those who do not qualify for asylum), but their effectiveness is in question.