First anti-migration law passed under Trump

It requires the automatic detention by federal law enforcement of illegal immigrants who have been convicted or indicted for certain crimes.

Promulgation immediately by US President Donald Trump is expected. The latter promised Monday in his inauguration speech to “send millions and millions of criminal foreigners back to where they come from.”

Democratic elected officials denounced the staggering cost, according to them, of the measure adopted on Wednesday, putting forward the figure of 83 billion dollars over the first three years.

“That’s a lot of money to spend on a bill that’s going to cause chaos,” Democratic Senator Patty Murray said on the social network X.