DONALD TRUMP came into office with a number of big promises to the American people. But one of the biggest was that he would crack down on the millions of illegal migrants who have been flooding into America in recent years. And not just to stop more people entering illegally but to deport the people who had already broken in.
He appointed a tough border czar, Tom Homan, who assured Americans that he would see through the president’s policies. Just a few days into the new government, things have started happening. In one of his first presidential directives, Trump declared a state of emergency at the southern border.
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This means that the US Armed Forces have been able to assist the Department of Homeland Security in stopping illegal migrants from coming in. As for those who might have a case for asylum, Trump has reinstated his “remain in Mexico” policy. That means that people who are coming to America and then claiming asylum will now have their cases considered outside the country rather than inside.
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Then there are the more pro-active stances Homan and Trump have already begun. ICE officers, among others, have already started raids in so-called “sanctuary cities”. These are cities run by the American Left which have done a lot of grandstanding in recent years by declaring that normal migration laws don’t apply there.
![[A group of men wearing masks walk along a street in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after being deported from the United States.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-mexico-group-made-men-966127782.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
