Donald Trump will declare a state of national emergency at the border with Mexico, use the American army to ensure surveillance, and wants to eliminate the right to asylum and the right to land, an official of his announced on Monday. future administration.
After his inauguration ceremony, the new American president, who had made immigration his main campaign theme, must sign a series of decrees on the subject.
Border security
The national emergency “allows the armed forces to be deployed” at the border, explained Anna Kelly, the future deputy spokesperson for the White House.
The military will prioritize “the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the United States by repelling forms of invasion, including illegal mass migrations,” she added.
Right of asylum and land law
The Republican billionaire also wants to put an end to the right to asylum and land rights.
“We are going to end the right to asylum (…) which creates an immediate expulsion procedure without the possibility of asylum. We will then put an end to the right of soil,” added Ms. Kelly.
-These measures risk being challenged in court by various organizations.
Land law, which grants anyone born on American soil the right to obtain an American passport, is enshrined in the American Constitution.
According to Ms. Kelly, the executive orders that will be signed by Mr. Trump must clarify the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which deals with this subject.
“The federal government will not automatically grant citizenship via jurisprudence to the children of illegal aliens born in the United States,” she insisted.
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