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We will be faced with the chaos...The terrain we are facing is horrendous and devastating."
Greisa Martínez Rosas, executive director of United We Dream Action, said at a Thursday press conference
To secure our borders, protect our communities, and defend our sovereignty, we must confront the cartels with the full force of the law."
Chad Wolf, former acting secretary of Homeland Security, in a statementWe are not afraid of Donald Trump’s threats … because God is with us,
said Luis, a migrant from Honduras
Regardless of Trump’s warnings, migrants don’t want to be stuck in Tapachula,
he told the newspaper El Diario del SurWe're going to end asylum,
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly told reporters,
We have had birthright citizenship for centuries, and a president cannot take it away with an executive order,
he told AFP
We didn't give it to China, we gave it to Panama. And we're taking it back,
said Trump, who has previously not ruled out using military force against PanamaFirst, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,
Trump saidI will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country,
he saidWe're going to... reinstate Remain in Mexico and build the wall,
she saidFederal government will not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens born in the United States,
she saidThis is about national security. This is about public safety, and this is about the victims of some of the most violent, abusive criminals we've seen enter our country in our lifetime, and it ends today,
she saidI will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade system to protect American workers and families,
he saidI will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life... As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,
he saidInstituting new travel bans will make the US legal immigration system even more complex and expensive and difficult to navigate than ever,
he said
American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form, and that includes the United States Navy. And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama. And we’re taking it back,
Trump said
The last four years have created an unconscionable risk to public safety, public health and the national security of the United States due to the Biden administration border policies,
an incoming White House official told reporters Monday
We will have the military at the southern border, but there are other elements of the United States government that will be working throughout the country,
an incoming White House official said
This initiative is a process that will lead to the designation of the cartels like the aforementioned Tren de Aragua and MS 13 as FTOs and or specifically designated global terrorist,
an incoming White House official said