• "Republicans Advance Trump's Immigration Agenda Through Budget and Policy Measures"

  • Feb 21 2025
  • Length: 4 mins
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"Republicans Advance Trump's Immigration Agenda Through Budget and Policy Measures"

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    In the latest developments, the Republican Party has made significant strides in advancing President Donald Trump's agenda, particularly in the areas of border security and immigration.

    Early Friday, Republican senators pushed through a $340 billion budget framework despite strong Democratic opposition. This budget plan is a crucial step towards funding key components of Trump's immigration agenda, including mass deportations and border security measures. The budget allocates up to $175 billion for border security, which includes funds for building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, increasing the number of border agents, and enhancing detention and deportation operations.

    The budget process involved a lengthy and contentious 'vote-a-rama' session, where senators considered numerous amendments, mostly from Democrats aimed at halting or modifying the package. However, Republicans leveraged their majority to approve the framework on a largely party-line vote of 52-48. Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham emphasized that this move is essential for meeting Trump's immigration goals, noting that the administration's deportation operations are currently underfunded.

    This budget framework is part of a broader strategy by Republicans to address Trump's priorities. While Trump has expressed a preference for a single comprehensive bill, the Senate is adopting a two-step approach, focusing first on border security and then on tax cuts later in the year. The House, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, is working on a separate budget package that includes extending tax breaks and reducing spending in health care and other programs by up to $2 trillion.

    In parallel with these legislative efforts, the Trump administration has been actively implementing its immigration policies. Since taking office, Trump has declared a national emergency at the southern border, restarted construction of the border wall, and reinstated the "Remain in Mexico" policy. The administration has also ended the "catch and release" practice and empowered ICE, Border Patrol, and the Coast Guard to use more aggressive tactics in enforcing immigration laws.

    Under Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security has made several significant changes, including repealing Biden-era rules that allowed criminal aliens to avoid arrest in certain locations, doubling ICE arrests of criminal aliens, and tripling arrests of fugitives. Daily border encounters have plummeted by 93% since Trump took office, and the administration is detaining illegal aliens, including violent criminals, at Guantanamo Bay.

    Additionally, Trump has designated international cartels and gangs like MS-13 as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates federal detention for illegal immigrants accused of certain crimes. The administration has also stopped the broad abuse of humanitarian parole and returned the program to a case-by-case basis.

    These moves reflect the administration's commitment to securing the borders and enforcing stricter immigration policies, aligning with the broader legislative efforts by Republicans to support Trump's agenda.

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