Trump: Invasion of our borders will end before sun sets on Monday

On the eve of his swearing-in ceremony, US President-elect Donald Trump told supporters he will implement anti-immigration measures from day one of his second term in office.

“By the time the sun sets tomorrow evening, the invasion of our borders will have come to a halt and all the illegal border trespassers will, in some form or another, be on their way back home.”

He was speaking at a rally in Washington, as reported by German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur (DPA).

Similar to his election campaign, Trump used broad generalisations and portrayed undocumented migrants living in the US as criminals.

While there has been a rise in crime in some areas of the US, experts attribute this to complex socio-political causes. There is no evidence of a migrants-driven crime wave, nor migrants committing crimes at higher rates than US nationals.

One of Trump’s key election promises was to carry out mass deportations. To implement this plan, he has nominated several right-wing hardliners to join his government.

According to US media, the first raids are set to begin shortly after his swearing-in on Monday. These are initially planned in Chicago and may also extend to other cities. The action is scheduled to last for a week.

- Bernama

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