Trump Administration to add over 7 miles to US-Mexico border wall to prevent the arrival of irregular immigrants, according to an announcement by Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem.
“I’m here in Arizona (U.S.). And right at this point, you can see where the border wall ends. Today we begin seven miles (11.26 kilometers) of construction. We will continue working to make America safe again,” she said in a video shared on X.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a pre-recorded interview aired on the program Full Measure that since taking office in January of this year, the issue of irregular immigrant crossings at the country’s southern border has improved “by 99%” compared to the administration of his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden (2021-2025).
“I said close the border, and they closed the border,” he noted in the interview.
Trump Invokes 1798 Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Mass Deportations of Transnational Gang Tren de Aragua Members
That law allows for deportations without a hearing and has been invoked only three times in the country’s history, all during wartime: the War of 1812 and World War I and World War II.
“We don’t need many new laws,” the president noted in the interview regarding how the Executive Branch can reduce the presence of undocumented individuals or those allegedly posing a threat to the country.
Although a federal judge temporarily blocked the use of that law this Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported that around 250 alleged Tren de Aragua members have been transferred to El Salvador, whose president, Nayib Bukele, has offered to imprison them in exchange for a “fair price.”
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