The Trump administration is proposing the construction of four new detention facilities, each with the capacity to hold 10,000 individuals, in order to process undocumented immigrants awaiting repatriation. These new centers would significantly increase the current holding capacity of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which currently operates 14 sites. Details of the proposal were uncovered in a set of documents from Customs and Border Protection that were examined by the Washington Post.
The cost for expanding the facilities is expected to reach billions of dollars, a sum not currently included in the CBP’s budget. To cover these expenses, an act of Congress would need to allocate the necessary funds. According to the documents, the Department of Defense might also be required to offer temporary space on U.S. military bases to house detainees while they await deportation.
Democrats and left-wing critics have already started to label the proposed centers as inhumane, even though the plans are still in their early stages. On BluSky, a left-leaning social media platform, users have voiced their concerns, calling the detention centers “concentration camps,” despite the fact that these facilities are simply temporary holding locations and do not share the characteristics of such camps.
In response to the situation, President Trump is seeking military assistance. On Monday, he signed an executive order that directs the Department of Defense to deploy 1,500 active-duty troops to assist at the U.S. border. In his order, President Trump stated, “As Chief Executive and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, I have no more solemn responsibility than protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States along our national borders.” He continued, “The Armed Forces of the United States have played a long and well-established role in securing our borders against threats of invasion.”
The president also noted, “A National Emergency currently exists along the southern border of the United States. Unchecked unlawful mass migration and the unimpeded flow of opiates across our borders continue to endanger the safety and security of the American people and encourage further lawlessness.” He concluded by stating, “Through this order, I am acting in accordance with my solemn duty to protect and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States along our national borders.”
Additional support for the deportation initiative was announced on Thursday, when the Pentagon revealed that it would provide air transportation to the Department of Homeland Security to help move detainees across the country as part of their deportation process.
{Matzav.com}