President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Friday that threatens to garnish the wages and confiscate the cars and property of immigrants who remain in the United States without legal status.
On social media, the president celebrated what he considers the establishment of the first self-deportation program in U.S. history, named Project Homecoming.
Trump also warned that those who do not accept the conditions of the self-deportation program would be deported “suddenly” to a destination at the discretion of the U.S. government.
What penalties does Trump’s executive order impose on immigrants?
“Today I signed an executive order to launch the first self-deportation program in history,” the president said in a message Friday.
“Illegal aliens who remain in the United States will face penalties, including sudden deportation, to a location and in a manner solely at our discretion. TO ALL ILLEGAL ALIENS: BOOK YOUR FREE FLIGHT NOW!,” the post on X concludes.
In his new executive order, Trump insists on criticizing the Biden Administration for allegedly allowing, over the past four years, “a large-scale invasion of aliens entering and remaining illegally in the country, triggering an unrelenting wave of crime, vagrancy, violence, and death in countless American communities.”
“This unlawful invasion has also limited the ability of American schools and hospitals to serve U.S. citizens and has diverted billions of dollars in federal, state, and local social services intended for needy Americans,” the president states.
The document asserts that the measures are backed “by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).”
How the new deportation and asset confiscation plan will be implemented
Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will lead a nationwide communication campaign to notify illegal aliens of the availability of no-cost travel to other countries, including the promise of an exit bonus.
The Trump Administration officials will also communicate “the severe consequences for those who choose to remain illegally present.”
Among these, the executive order threatens forced deportation, legal proceedings, imprisonment, and fines “consistent with applicable laws for immigration-related offenses.”
Similarly, it warns of measures such as wage garnishment for illegal immigrants, as well as the confiscation of savings and personal property, including homes and vehicles.
Trump concludes by stating that, no later than 60 days after the date of his proclamation, the Secretary of Homeland Security “will supplement law enforcement and removal operations” with a reinforcement of officers and personnel from various federal agencies.
Their goal will be “to conduct an intensive campaign to remove illegal aliens who have not voluntarily departed.”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously launched the CBP Home app, which it describes as “a historic opportunity for illegal aliens to receive financial assistance and travel documents to facilitate their return to their home country or another country where they have legal status.”
Trump’s executive order urges immigrants to use this online tool to plan their departure from the U.S. without facing consequences.
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