VOA analysis: What do executive orders for immigration and Trump border mean?

President Trump signed orders that according to his officials are “reasonable policies on immigration”.

Among the orders of President Trump include the announcement of national emergency at the southern border of the country with Mexico, the establishment of armed forces there, the construction of the wall, the end of asylum, and the rights enjoyed by any individual born within American territory to obtain citizenship automatically.

During his speech at the inauguration ceremony, President Trump said the past administration has provided unlimited funds for the protection of foreign borders, but on the other hand, as he put it, has refused to protect the borders and the American people.

I have no greater responsibility than protecting our country from threats and attacks. That's exactly what I'm gonna do. We will do this on a level that no one has ever seen before”, said Mr. Trump.

Administration officials Trump provided details on the president's plans to address what those named as “national and public security crisis” on the US-American border.

“President Trump was elected with a powerful mandate to implement the promises he made during the campaign, including his promise to make the southern border secure and carry out the biggest expulsion in the history of migrants who committed crimes”, said a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

These are some of President Trump's immigration administration plans:

National Emergency at Borders

President Trump said he will send the army to the US-Mexican border, including the National Guard, to help law enforcement officers currently operate there.

Officials stressed that border security is national security and that the administration is committed to securing the border through the military.

“This act ensures the disposal of armed forces at the border and the raising of physical barriers, while promoting secretaries (of defence) and (the National Council) towards the completion of the wall along the border. We'll get the politics back to Mexico”, the White House official said.

Aaron Rachlin-Melnick, associate of the American Migration Council, wrote on the X social platform that without Mexico's permission, the promise to restore politics to Mexico is, as he put it, words on paper.

According to politics, stay in Mexico, announced during Mr. Trump's first administration, some of the asylum seekers stay in Mexico pending examination of their asylum requirements.

Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations, said at a press conference Monday morning Mexico does not agree with <x0->relocation of politics in Mexico.

Asked how many troops are expected to be deployed at the border, administration officials Trump said the final decision will be made by the defence secretary.

The new administration gave immigration and border protection agents more competencies, as well as created a federal working group that will work with state-level law enforcement agencies in efforts to expel migrants.

Mass Punishments

Another order is central to undocumented immigrants across the country.

The republican president repeatedly pledged mass deportation campaign aimed at deportation of at least 11 million individuals without documents.

Mr. Trump's team gave reporters that the administration will provide immigration agents “with the authority” needed to implement existing laws.

Not all people are bad. Some of us are looking for asylum to help our relatives and to have better living conditions that we do not have in our countries”, says Nidia Montenegro, asylum seekers from Venezuela, who live in Tijuana, hoping to be reunited one day with her son who lives in New York.

In his campaign, Mr. Trump pledged to eliminate the deportment practices of President Joe Biden, aimed at individuals with criminal records and those considered a threat to national security, replacing them with expanded policies that would include all undocumented immigrants.

Stephen Yale-Loehr, retired professor of immigration laws at the Jury School Cornell, told the Voice of America through email that attempts and raids on mass deportations can get greater attention, but the expulsions will not be large immediately.

“If an order for expulsion is set against a person and has not yet been implemented, it can be deported immediately. But the number of these cases is relatively small. Most of those caught will be introduced into deportation procedures in the immigration courts. Those courts have over 3.8 million cases in treatment. Given the burden, it takes years for a large number of people to learn whether to be expelled or allowed to stay through asylum or some other form of protection” she said.

Release of Migrants

The new administration also announced the end of migrants' release practices in the United States, pending review of their asylum requirements, also known as practices <x0 cap and release”.

Refugees Program

President Trump is also ending the refugee program. During his first administration, it gradually reduced the annual number of people who received refugee status to a record 15 thousand in 2021.

Refugees protection activists said at that time that the reduction in the number of refugees marks the United States' departure from its long-standing role in global refugee deployment in safe countries.

Erol Kekiv, deputy chairman of programmes at the news agency Khurch World Services, said an email to reporters that his group is urging President Trump to reconsider politics. Khurch World Service is one of nine national refugee displacement agencies authorized by the federal government to help refugees start a new life.

Even a brief pause in the programme could have a devastating impact on those displaced by violence, persecution, families separated from oceans and continents, and our communities embracing the breath of eternal hospitality in our great nation”, he wrote.

The end of asylum and app CBP One

One of President Trump's orders requires the immediate expulsion of migrants who have crossed the border illegally, without being able to apply for asylum.

Immediately after the inauguration of President Trump, the Customs and Border Protection Agency said in a statement on its site that the agency will no longer use the app CBP One, which had facilitated the legal entry of nearly 1 million people in the United States.

I have brothers in the United States. I wanted to go there because my country is dangerous. I think the U.S. is the only place that provides security. I also want to be with my family and secure better future for my children”, says Denila Albarado, an immigrant from Honduras, who was cancelled with the meeting he set up on the app CBP One.

The application allowed immigrants to apply to come to the border and then apply for humanitarian parole or other forms of legal examination. Use of parole under the system CBP One was part of the extensive efforts of former President Biden's administration to manage the influx of migrants and offer legitimate ways to enter instead of illegally crossing the border by individuals.

However, parole given through app CBP One) did not guarantee permanent legal status, but it allowed individuals to stay temporarily and in some cases apply for work permits during the examination of their asylum demand.

Report from app CBP One also confirms that all existing meetings on it have been cancelled.

Citizenhood on American Land

President Trump also signed an order abolishing the right that individuals born within the United States enjoy for automatic American citizenship.

This right is guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the American constitution. The actions of the new administration are facing major legal challenges following this action.

Civil Rights Union in Northern California, a non-profit organisation in the United States that engages in the protection of the rights and freedoms guaranteed by American laws and constitution, said in a letter sent to the media that “are nearly”.

“We are ready to do it again, since the first day of the second administration. We will protect the rights of migrants for a regular process, in the face of mass deportation”, said the email. / VOA