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Trump assures that immigrants are “building an army” and promises to deport them

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By Evaristo Lara

May 25, 2024, 12:33 PM EDT

During a campaign rally in the South Bronx, The 77-year-old Republican intensified his attacks against immigrants and, without evidence, he stated that foreigners from various parts of the world are arriving in the United States with the aim of joining a group that puts national security at risk.

“They come from Africa. They come from Asia. They come from all over the world. They come from the Middle East, Yemen… And if you look at these people, did you see them? They are in good physical shape. They are between 19 and 25 years old. Almost all of them are men and seem to be of fighting age.

I think they are forming an army… they want to catch us from within“, he expressed.

Immediately afterwards, the New York tycoon He reiterated his promise to put an end to the problem by implementing an unprecedented deportation.

“They are building something. They have something in mind. Let’s end all that. “I will launch the largest criminal deportation operation in the history of our country, because this situation is unsustainable,” he indicated.

However, a few weeks ago, Trump had already mentioned something similar during a radio interview, only on that occasion he aimed directly at immigrants from China.

Thousands of immigrants continue entering US territory every week. (Credit: Eric Gay / AP)

In fact, The former president’s recent comments came after a bipartisan border bill raised in the Senate was rejected for the second time. through a vote.

A situation that caused tremendous discomfort in Chuck Schumer, Senate majority leader, who blamed Donald Trump for having colluded with the Republicans so that the project would not advance.

“The only reason Republicans backed down on this bill is not that it wasn’t strong enough, but because Donald Trump said he wanted chaos at the border, they don’t like that,” he emphasized.

Meanwhile, the migratory phenomenon continues to occur on the southern border, where The most recent report from the Border Patrol points to San Diego, California, as the fashionable route to enter US territory. since the number of security elements is considerably exceeded by the large number of immigrants who arrive daily.

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