The president of the United States, Donald Trump, He said Tuesday that his administration evaluates the implementation of a program of “Self -export“For undocumented migrants.
During an interview with the Fox News chain, the president explained that the initiative would contemplate economic incentives so that people in irregular immigration situation leave the country voluntarily.
“We want to do a self -exporting program (…) I have not determined what we are going to do, but we are going to give them financial aid. We are going to give them some money and a plane ticket and we will work with them“Trump said.
A proposal framed in a broader immigration strategy
The proposal is registered within a broader immigration strategy, in which the president has reiterated his intention to execute the greatest deportation operation of undocumented immigrants in the history of the United States. “If they are good, if we want them to return, we will work with them to return as fast as we can“He added.
Since his arrival in power in January, Trump has intensified restrictive immigration policies, with a sustained increase in arrests of people without documentation and the expansion of border control measures.
The government has deployed reinforcements in the border area with Mexico and has increased the presence of migratory agents in the interior of the country.
One of the most controversial episodes in the framework of this policy was the transfer of more than 200 people – mostly Venezuelan migrants without a criminal record – to a maximum security prison in El Salvador.
The measure was revealed by a CBS chain report, which stressed that most detainees did not record criminal history and had been arrested for their immigration status.
To justify these expulsions, the US government invoked legislation of the seventeenth century known as the Foreign enemies law. This standard, originally approved in 1798 in the context of tensions with France, allows the Executive to deport citizens of countries considered hostile in situations of conflict or threat.
Immediate expulsion: migrants who accessed the US with CBP One must leave, says Trump
On the other hand, during the Biden government, approximately 900,000 migrants iThe US CBP One To schedule asylum appointments and, in general, they were granted a conditional permit that allowed them remain in the country up to two years, with authorization to work legally. However, many have been notified that These permits have been revoked and that, if in American territory, they could face judicial processes.
The President Donald Trumpwho for years promised to increase deportations, recently renamed the application to CBP Homeusing it to boost what is known as “Self -exportations”
The message warns that “If you do not leave the US immediately, you will be subject to possible police measures that result in your expulsion, unless you have obtained a legal basis to remain here. “
In a statement, the National Security Department described the entry of millions of undocumented foreigners as a abuse of authority by the Biden administrationwhich would have intensified the already critical border crisis. “The cancellation of these authorizations is a promise fulfilled to the American people to ensure our borders and protect national security“, read.
Although the exact number of notified people has not been specified, FUImmigration Nction have confirmed that cancellations have been applied to “some” of the people who entered through this route, with the exception of migrants included in two probation programs designed for certain Ukrainians and Afghan.
Defenders of immigrants’ rights indicate that among those affected are Mexican, Hondurans and Salvadoran citizens. In addition, The notice informs that any benefit derived from the entry permit has been canceledsuch as work authorization, warning that those who remain will be able to face criminal proceedings, fines and other legal sanctions.
“It will be subject to a possible criminal process, civil fines and sanctions, and any other legal option available for the federal government,” he says.
