FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of hawkish immigration teams, forward of President-elect Trump’s inauguration, are urging Republicans in Congress and officers within the incoming Trump administration to comply with by on their guarantees to launch a mass deportation operation – urging them to not again down or compromise on key points, and to make use of the upcoming reconciliation course of to place these guarantees into motion.
“The undersigned organizations and individuals write to express and pledge our support in fulfilling the promises you made to the American people,” the coalition says.
The ten teams embrace Heritage Motion for America, NumbersUSA, the Nationwide Immigration Heart for Enforcement and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). Of their letter, obtained by Fox Information Digital, they warn that work wants to begin instantly.
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“Due to limitations in Congressional calendars, the threat of litigation from open-borders zealots, the slow pace of regulatory action, as well as the complexity of promised law enforcement operations, work needs to begin immediately, in earnest,” they are saying.
“Mass deportations and secure borders are not only cornerstones of public safety and national security, but they are also a critical means to protect American workers and stop employers from engaging in unscrupulous activities,” they are saying. “Most importantly, they are not bargaining chips for other policies or political priorities.”
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Trump has promised to launch a “historic” deportation operation and to offer further border safety. Many Republicans in Congress ran on these points, and polls confirmed many Individuals noticed unlawful immigration as a high subject.
The teams word that the 2023 Home-passed GOP border invoice, which they repeatedly pushed lawmakers to cross, included a variety of sweeping measures to safe the border and restrict the power of migrants to assert asylum. However they are saying now that the invoice is a “floor, not a ceiling” and urge the incoming administration and Congress to go additional, first with a funding package deal by way of the finances reconciliation course of.
President-elect Trump and Melania Trump arrive at Dulles Worldwide Airport, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Dulles, Virginia. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
“Now, with unified control of government and a critical window opening, we also stand ready to help you assemble a bold reconciliation package that reflects President Trump’s commitment to the American people and the very laws that govern and protect our nation,” they are saying.
Their suggestions for the reconciliation package deal embrace further assets to make “millions of deportations” occur, finish loopholes in immigration legislation, lower funding to nonprofits and “prioritize the American worker over foreign labor.”
Additionally they warn lawmakers: “NO amnesty of any kind. (If you have to say it isn’t one, it is.)”
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“It is time to bring order to our immigration system and restore fidelity to the rule of law. The American people are waiting,” they are saying.
Rosemary Jenks, police director on the Immigration and Accountability Undertaking, stated Congress should “act immediately to deliver the resources, including ICE ERO officers and detention beds, that are required for President Trump to carry out the mass deportations necessary to reverse the damage done by the Biden Administration.”
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Fox reported on Friday that the incoming administration is planning to begin mass immigration arrests as quickly as day one.
“What we’re telling ICE, you’re going to enforce the immigration law without apology,” border czar Tom Homan informed “Jesse Watters Tonight.” “You’re going to concentrate on the worst first, public safety threats first, but no one is off the table. If they’re in the country illegally, they got a problem.”
