Trump immigration policy spelled out

BABE'S EYE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON, D.C.

- AMBASSADOR B. ROMUALDEZ

Although the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States will take place on Jan. 20, 2025, it's quite clear what the incoming administration's immigration policy is going to be based on the president-elect's "Agenda 47" that says mass deportations will be executed, and the public statements of former Immigration and Customs Enforcement deputy director Thomas Homan, who has been appointed as "border czar."

An article published by the New York Post lengthily discussed the new border czar's priorities for mass deportations and strongly advised foreign nationals illegally staying in the US to voluntarily go home to their countries of origin.

"No one's off the table," Homan warned. "If you're in the country illegally, you got a problem."

The former New York police officer and US Border Patrol agent had earlier issued a strong statement addressed to "the millions of illegal aliens that Joe Biden released in our country in violation of federal law," telling them, "You better start packing now. Because you are going home."

Homan's warning is explicit: "If you're in the country illegally and you got an order for removal, or even if you don't have one, if you're in the country, leave on your own. Because when you leave on your own, there's no penalties. But if we actually have to deport you with a formal order for deportation, there's a 20-year ban. That means you can't get a visit visa, you can't get a tourist visa. If you have a US citizen child that lives here, he can't petition for you. So, it's better to leave on your own rather than getting a formal order of removal."