President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to use military force to send migrants back to their home countries and stated that the U.S. will sever ties with any nations that refuse to take them back. In an extensive interview with Time magazine, published Thursday after he was named its 2024 “Person of the Year,” Trump, 78, emphasized his firm stance on migration.
“I’ll get them into every country, or we won’t do business with those countries,” Trump said in the interview.
He elaborated, saying, “I want them out, and the countries have got to take them back, and if they don’t take them back, we won’t do business with those countries, and we will tariff those countries very substantially.”
Trump also shared that he hopes his second term will not require the creation of numerous migrant camps, even though Texas has offered up to 1,400 acres of land in preparation. He wants to expedite the process of removing migrants. However, he acknowledged that “there might be more” camps built if necessary.
“Whatever it takes to get them out. I don’t care,” Trump remarked. “Honestly, whatever it takes to get them out. Again, I’ll do it absolutely within the confines of the law, but if it needs new camps, but I hope we’re not going to need too many because I want to get them out, and I don’t want them sitting in camp for the next 20 years.”
Additionally, Trump stated that his administration intends to deport migrant families together, ensuring that parents, no matter their immigration status, won’t be separated from their children.
“We will send the whole family back to the country,” he declared.
When discussing the broader issue of immigration, Trump emphasized the necessity of thorough vetting for migrants entering the country. He stressed that anyone coming to the U.S. must follow the legal process, while also expressing confidence that his immigration policies would not have a negative economic impact.
“We’re going to let people in, but we have to let them in legally,” he stated.
“We don’t want people to come in from jails. We don’t want the jails of Venezuela and many other countries, and not just South American countries. We don’t want the jails to be opened up into our country. We’re not accepting their prisoners. We’re not accepting their murders. We’re not accepting their people from mental institutions,” he concluded. “We’re not doing it.”
{Matzav.com}