Trump's border crackdown: Ambitious deportation targets set
Trump admin wants to get criminal migrants off the street at a rate of nearly 2,000 per day, reports Fox News. The station noted that immigration enforcement and police raids will become more frequent since authorities have the names and addresses of those who need to be deported. - We've got 20 plus million illegal aliens in this country - vice president Vance emphasised.
American Vice President J.D. Vance announced in an interview with Fox News that the White House has an "ambitious" goal of removing criminal migrants from the streets "at a rate of nearly 2,000 per day."
- If you think [about it], we've got 20 plus million illegal aliens in this country. We have got to get these people out of our country and regain control of our own border - he said on the program.
Situation at the Mexican border: The "Trump effect" is visible
The number of migrants arriving at the southern border has drastically dropped by over 60 percent since Trump took office last week.
Data collected by Fox News Digital show that in the first seven days of Trump's administration, about 7,200 people attempted to enter the USA, while in the last seven days of former President Biden's administration, this number was over 20,000.
- I guarantee we're going to cut it even further. (...) Policy matters. Elections have consequences and President Trump ran explicitly on regaining control of the border and redelivering American prosperity. That's exactly what we're doing - Vance said.
Migrants are being repatriated to their home countries, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
Vance reveals: The government long knew the addresses
Vance criticized what he called the leftist "hysteria" regarding mass deportations. He pointed out that Donald Trump received a mandate of trust from the American people.
Asked about repercussions against migrants, the vice president said that "that's how democratic politics in this country works and thank God for that."
Vance also revealed how actions regarding the arrests of criminal migrants were carried out. In some cases, the United States government knew their names and addresses. - We just needed to send somebody to go to their house and get them the hell out of the country - he explained.
He criticized the previous government for not solving the problem earlier.
- We haven't done anything until about eight days ago when Donald Trump became the President of the United States again. It really should shock the conscience of the American people - Vance stated.
