On day one, I will terminate every open border of the Biden administration, and we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.
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“Latest Action: Senate - 08/02/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.”
- Fox Carolinahttps://www.foxcarolina.com/2024/02/11/trump-calls-largest-domestic-deportation-operation/ ↗
“On day one, I will terminate every open border of the Biden administration, and we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
“On Day 1 of my new administration, I will seal the border, stop the invasion of people pouring through our border and send Joe Biden's illegal aliens back home where they belong. They have got to be sent home.”
- U.S. Department of Homeland Securityhttps://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/01/20/dhs-sets-stage-another-historic-record-breaking-year-under-president-trump ↗
“Over 3 million illegal aliens are out of the country, as DHS has removed more than 675,000 illegal aliens and estimated 2.2 million illegal aliens have self-deported.”
- U.S. Customs and Border Protectionhttps://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/border-crossings-once-again-record-low-november-2025 ↗
“Preliminary data shows both U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions and total CBP encounters declined from October to November, making this the lowest number of encounters for the start of a fiscal year in history.”
“The top-line figure is about 171,000 people more than the fiscal year before, but far short of Trump's campaign promise to deport one million people a year.”
- The American Presidency Project — 2024 Republican Party Platformhttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2024-republican-party-platform ↗
“We will invoke the Alien Enemies Act to remove all known or suspected gang members, drug dealers, or cartel members from the United States, ending the scourge of Illegal Alien gang violence once and for all.”
“I direct that all Alien Enemies described in section 1 of this proclamation are subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States.”
“The 137 Venezuelans the ruling applies to were deported to the notorious Center for Terrorism Confinement, or CECOT, in the Central American country, under the rarely-used Alien Enemies Act”
- Singju Post (full RNC 2024 transcript)https://singjupost.com/full-transcript-donald-trumps-speech-at-rnc-2024/ ↗
“The Republican Platform promises to launch the largest deportation operation in the history of our country—even larger than that of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.”
- NBC Boston (full RNC acceptance speech transcript)https://www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/read-donald-trumps-full-rnc-speech-accepting-gop-nomination/3432055/ ↗
“I will END the Illegal Immigration Crisis by closing our border and finishing the wall, most of which I have already built.”
- CBS News (CBS Texas)https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/confusion-continues-in-big-bend-region-over-border-wall-plans/ ↗
“The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.7 billion contract for the 'construction task order for border wall in Big Bend Texas.'”
“The number is the lowest annual tally recorded by Border Patrol since fiscal year 1970, when the agency reported roughly 202,000 apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border.”
- Roll Call Factbase (Dubuque, Iowa rally transcript)https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-speech-political-rally-dubuque-iowa-september-20-2023/ ↗
“This is an invasion, and I am the one candidate who knows exactly how to stop it. We sent home nearly 1 million illegals during my first term, and we will far surpass that number.”
“Following the Eisenhower Model, we will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”
“With this new bill and other appropriations, it's larger than the annual budget of all other federal law enforcement agencies combined.”
“In the last year, his agency conducted more than 475,000 removals.”
“More than 300,000 ICE deportations in a year would still be far short of the target of 1 million annual deportations that Trump administration officials have outlined.”
- Roll Call Factbase (Agenda47 video transcript)https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-vlog-end-birthright-citizenship-agenda47-may-30-2023/ ↗
“On day one of my new term in office, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship.”
- Federal Register (govinfo.gov), Executive Order 14160https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-29/html/2025-02007.htm ↗
“the privilege of United States citizenship does not automatically extend to persons born in the United States: (1) when that person's mother was unlawfully present”
“The decision firmly rejected the executive order that Trump issued on the first day of his second term.”
- p2016.org (Trump Phoenix immigration speech transcript, August 31, 2016)https://p2016.org/trump/trump083116sp.html ↗
“As soon as I enter office, I am going to ask the Department of State, Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to begin a comprehensive review of these cases in order to develop a list of regions and countries from which immigration must be suspended until proven and effective vetting mechanisms can be put into place.”
- Federal Register (govinfo.gov), Proclamation 9645https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-09-27/html/2017-20899.htm ↗
“a small number of countries--out of nearly 200 evaluated--remain deficient at this time with respect to their identity-management and information-sharing capabilities, protocols, and practices”
- Federal Register (govinfo.gov), Executive Order 13769https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-02-01/html/2017-02281.htm ↗
“I hereby suspend entry into the United States, as immigrants and nonimmigrants, of such persons for 90 days from the date of this order”
- ABC News — full text of Trump's 2016 RNC acceptance speechhttps://abcnews.com/Politics/full-text-donald-trumps-2016-republican-national-convention/story?id=40786529 ↗
“We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration, to stop the gangs and the violence, and to stop the drugs from pouring into our communities.”
- History Musings (Trump Gettysburg 'Contract with the American Voter' speech)https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/full-text-campaign-buzz-2016-october-22-2016-donald-trumps-gettysburg-address-speech/ ↗
“Suspend immigration from terror-prone regions where vetting cannot safely occur. All vetting of people coming into our country will be considered extreme vetting.”
- p2016.org (Trump speech transcript: Addresses Terrorism, Immigration, and National Security, June 13, 2016)https://www.p2016.org/trump/trump061316sp.html ↗
“When I am elected, I will suspend immigration from areas of the world when there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we understand how to end these threats.”
- Federal Register (Proclamation 9645)https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/09/27/2017-20899/enhancing-vetting-capabilities-and-processes-for-detecting-attempted-entry-into-the-united-states-by ↗
“such that entry restrictions and limitations are recommended: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen”
- The American Presidency Project — Trump campaign press releasehttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/statement-donald-j-trump-statement-preventing-muslim-immigration ↗
“Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.”
- Supreme Court of the United States (Trump v. Hawaii)https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-965_h315.pdf ↗
“the policy covers just 8% of the world's Muslim population and is limited to countries that were previously designated by Congress or prior administrations as posing national security risks”
- Federal Register (Proclamation of June 4, 2025)https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/10/2025-10669/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and ↗
“I have determined to fully restrict and limit the entry of nationals of the following 12 countries: Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.”
- p2016.org (Trump announcement speech transcript)https://www.p2016.org/trump/trump061615sp.html ↗
“It is way past time to build a massive wall to secure our southern border – and nobody can build a bigger and better wall than Donald Trump.”
- PolitiFact Trump-O-Meterhttps://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/trumpometer/promise/1397/build-wall-and-make-mexico-pay-it/ ↗
“I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great great wall on our southern border and I'll have Mexico pay for that wall.”
- U.S. Government Accountability Officehttps://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105443 ↗
“CBP and the Department of Defense (DOD) installed about 458 miles of border barrier panels across the southwest border from January 2017 through January 2021.”
- PBS NewsHour (Associated Press)https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/biden-halts-border-wall-building-after-trumps-final-surge ↗
“Trump said the border wall would be "virtually impenetrable" and paid for by Mexico, which never happened.”
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, reaffirming the more than 100-year-old understanding that nearly all of those born in the United States are citizens.”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/ ↗
“was lawful but temporary (such as, but not limited to, visiting the United States under the auspices of the Visa Waiver Program or visiting on a student, work, or tourist visa)”
- Supreme Court of the United Stateshttps://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_4hdj.pdf ↗
“Children born in the United States to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are "subject to the jurisdiction" of the United States and are citizens at birth under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.”
“A federal judge halted the Trump administration's efforts to withhold grant funding from 'sanctuary' cities and counties for not cooperating with immigration enforcement.”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-american-people-against-invasion/ ↗
“undertake any lawful actions to ensure that so-called 'sanctuary' jurisdictions, which seek to interfere with the lawful exercise of Federal law enforcement operations, do not receive access to Federal funds”
- Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttps://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/statement-update-on-title-42-order.html ↗
“The revised rule now applies the ability to suspend introduction into the United States to U.S. lawful permanent residents.”
“The entry into the United States of nationals of Afghanistan as immigrants and nonimmigrants is hereby fully suspended.”
- Department of Homeland Securityhttps://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/01/21/dhs-reinstates-migrant-protection-protocols ↗
“The situation at the border has changed and the facts on the ground are favorable to resuming implementation of the 2019 MPP Policy.”
“fail to depart voluntarily during the voluntary departure period, willfully fail or refuse to depart after a final removal order and certain other proscribed activities, or are apprehended while improperly entering or attempting to enter the United States”
“The final bill allocates $45 billion for immigration detention centers, as well as about $30 billion to hire more ICE personnel, for transportation costs, and to maintain ICE facilities, among other spending.”
“impose a full naval embargo on drug cartels”
“A U.S. Navy destroyer, designed to intercept ballistic missiles, has been deployed to the southern border as part of President Trump's push to seal the border and crack down on immigration, defense officials said.”
“U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday that the military launched strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean on Monday, killing 11 people.”
- U.S. Army (army.mil)https://www.army.mil/article/283494/additional_troops_to_enhance_border_security_operations ↗
“These units will bring the number of Title 10 forces along the southern border to approximately 9,000.”
“Despite Mr Trump's pledge on the campaign trail in 2016 to get Mexico to pay for the wall, it is the US government that has spent billions of dollars to expand and reconstruct it.”
- CBS News, July 4, 2025https://www.cbsnews.com/news/whats-in-trump-big-beautiful-bill-senate-version/ ↗
“The legislation includes more than $46.5 billion for border wall construction and related expenses”
“Latest Action: Senate - 07/10/2017 Received in the Senate.”
- Supreme Court of the United States (DHS v. Regents)https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-587_5ifl.pdf ↗
“we conclude that the Acting Secretary did violate the APA, and that the rescission must be vacated”
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serviceshttps://www.uscis.gov/DACA ↗
“Pursuant to the court's order, USCIS will continue to accept and process DACA renewal requests and accompanying applications for employment authorization under the DACA regulations at 8 CFR 236.22 and 236.23.”
- U.S. Department of Homeland Securityhttps://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/09/05/rescission-deferred-action-childhood-arrivals-daca ↗
“This Administration's decision to terminate DACA was not taken lightly. The Department of Justice has carefully evaluated the program's Constitutionality and determined it conflicts with our existing immigration laws”
- AmmoLand (republishing Trump campaign position paper 'Immigration Reform That Will Make America Great Again')https://www.ammoland.com/2015/08/immigration-reform-that-will-make-america-great-again-by-donald-trump/ ↗
“Detention—not catch-and-release. Illegal aliens apprehended crossing the border must be detained until they are sent home.”
- Federal Register (Executive Order 14165)https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02015/securing-our-borders ↗
“including the termination of the practice commonly known as "catch-and-release," whereby illegal aliens are routinely released into the United States shortly after their apprehension for violations of immigration law”
- Federal Register (Executive Order 13767)https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/01/30/2017-02095/border-security-and-immigration-enforcement-improvements ↗
“The Secretary shall immediately take all appropriate actions to ensure the detention of aliens apprehended for violations of immigration law pending the outcome of their removal proceedings or their removal from the country to the extent permitted by law.”
- U.S. Customs and Border Protectionhttps://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/trump-administration-delivers-13-straight-months-zero-releases ↗
“Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced 13 consecutive months of zero releases at the border, continuing the unprecedented trend of historically low border crossings.”
“My Administration will marshal all available resources and authorities to stop this unprecedented flood of illegal aliens into the United States”
- The White Househttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers/ ↗
“is restricted, except for those aliens whose petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100,000”
- U.S. Department of Statehttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/restriction-on-entry-of-certain-nonimmigrant-workers.html ↗
“This restricts the issuance of H-1B visas, except for those aliens whose petitions filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are accompanied or supplemented by a $100,000 payment.”
- GovInfo (Executive Order 14161)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500128/html/DCPD-202500128.htm ↗
“identify all resources that may be used to ensure that all aliens seeking admission to the United States, or who are already in the United States, are vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible”
- U.S. Department of Statehttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/announcement-of-expanded-screening-and-vetting-for-visa-applicants.html ↗
“Effective March 30, the Department of State will expand online presence review to include applicants in the following additional nonimmigrant visa classifications”
- White House statement (archived), Aug. 2, 2017https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-backs-raise-act/ ↗
“The RAISE Act reduces overall immigration numbers to limit low-skilled and unskilled labor entering the United States.”
- Federal Register (DHS public charge final rule, via GovInfo)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-08-14/html/2019-17142.htm ↗
“aliens within the Nation's borders not depend on public resources to meet their needs, but rather rely on their own capabilities and the resources of their families, their sponsors, and private organizations”
- White House FY2019 Budget Fact Sheet (archived)https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FY19-Budget-Fact-Sheet_Border-Security.pdf ↗
“$132 million to support mandatory nationwide use of the E-Verify program, ensuring that businesses employ only those authorized to work in the United States.”
“Latest Action: House - 10/25/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 10.”
- Federal Register (DHS/CBP final rule, via GovInfo)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/html/2025-19655.htm ↗
“CBP estimates that a biometric entry-exit system can be fully implemented at all commercial airports and sea ports for both entry and exit within the next three to five years.”
- Federal Register (Executive Order 13780, via GovInfo)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-03-09/html/2017-04837.htm ↗
“expedite the completion and implementation of a biometric entry-exit tracking system for in-scope travelers to the United States”
- White House Office of Management and Budget (archived)https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf ↗
“Invests $15 million to begin implementation of mandatory nationwide use of the E-Verify Program, an internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their new employees to work in the United States.”
“This bill expands the E-Verify program by requiring all employers to use it and permanently reauthorizes the program. Currently, E-Verify use is voluntary for most employers, although some states mandate its use.”