Immigration Enforcement and Border Security

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a memo deputizing 600 State Department officials as immigration officers to increase deportations and secure the border. The Trump administration is aggressively targeting criminal illegal immigrants and gang members for arrest and deportation.

Key Points

  • 600 State Department officials deputized as immigration officers
  • Focus on arresting criminal illegal immigrants and gang members
  • Overall increase in interior ICE arrests
  • Additional cooperation at the border from Mexico, Canada, Venezuela, and Colombia
  • Shutting down Biden-era parole programs and Temporary Protected Status use
  • Deployment of military to the border and use of Guantanamo Bay to house illegal immigrants

Pros

  • Increased efforts to target criminal illegal immigrants for deportation
  • Expansion of officials involved in immigration enforcement

Cons

  • Controversy surrounding aggressive deportation tactics
  • Potential impact on families and communities