Donald Trump and his closest allies are preparing a radical reshaping of American government if he regains the White House. Here are some of his plans for
cracking down on immigration,
directing the Justice Department to prosecute his adversaries,
increasing presidential power,
upending America’s economic policies,
retreating militarily from Europe and
unilaterally deploying troops to Democratic-run cities.
Crack down on illegal immigration to an extreme degree
Mr. Trump is planning a massive expansion of his first-term crackdown on immigration if he returns to power in 2025. Among other things, he would:
1. Carry out mass deportations
Mr. Trump’s top immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, said that a second Trump administration would seek a tenfold increase in the volume of deportations — to more than a million per year.
2. Increase the number of agents for ICE raids
He plans to reassign federal agents and the National Guard to immigration control. He would also enable the use of federal troops to apprehend migrants.
3. Build camps to detain immigrants
The Trump team plans to use military funds to build “vast holding facilities” to detain immigrants while their deportation cases progress.
4. Push for other countries to take would-be asylum seekers from the United States
He plans to revive “safe third country” agreements with Central American countries and expand them to Africa and elsewhere. The aim is to send people seeking asylum to other countries.
5. Once again ban entry into the United States by people from certain Muslim-majority nations
He plans to suspend the nation’s refugee program and once again bar visitors from mostly Muslim countries, reinstating a version of the travel ban that President Biden revoked in 2021.
6. Try to end “birthright citizenship”
His administration would declare that children born to undocumented parents were not entitled to citizenship and would cease issuing documents like Social Security cards and passports to them.
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Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans