In a show of continued anti-immigrant sentiment, former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Texas near the US-Mexico border to assert his hard-line immigration policy. Expected to be endorsed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the event, Trump vows to conduct the largest domestic deportation operation in American history if he wins the White House in 2024. His plan involves expanding his administration’s immigration policies to restrict both legal and illegal immigration, including rounding up undocumented immigrants and placing them in detention camps to await deportation.
Alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, former President Donald Trump is scheduled to give a speech near the US-Mexico border to underscore his tough stance on immigration policy. Trump has been ramping up his rhetoric on the campaign trail, promising to conduct the largest domestic deportation operation in American history if he wins the White House next year. He has said that undocumented immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” in comments that echoed White supremacist rhetoric and has compared migrants who come to the US to the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter. Furthermore, he has been pointing to the Israel-Hamas war to advocate an immigration crackdown, calling for “ideological screenings” of immigrants, blocking immigrants and refugees from predominantly Muslim countries, and deporting people with “jihadist sympathies.” Trump plans to expand his administration’s immigration policies to restrict both legal and illegal immigration, including building large camps to house migrants waiting for deportation and tapping federal and local law enforcement to assist with arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country.
Trump’s upcoming speech in Texas alongside Gov. Abbott signifies a continued push for his hard-line immigration policies, asserting that securing the border, stopping illegal immigration, and removing those who should never have been allowed into the country are among his top priorities. His anti-immigrant rhetoric and plans for stricter immigration policies, if elected to a second term, have raised concerns and stirred controversy.
