The elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, continues to advance his plans to fulfill one of his most emblematic campaign promises: the mass deportation of illegal immigrants. According to unidentified sources cited by CNN, Trump has schemes ready for the construction and expansion of large detention centers where immigrants will be housed before being expelled from the country.
One of the projects under consideration is the expansion of "county jails," temporary detention places that could be adapted to house immigrants awaiting deportation. Although the exact location of these centers has not been specified, it is speculated that many could be built in cities near the border with Mexico to facilitate the logistics of expulsions.
Part of Trump's plan includes acquiring large quantities of beds for detained immigrants during their expulsion process. It is believed that Trump may issue an executive order facilitating the mandatory detention of those who are in an irregular situation in the country.
This plan for the detention and expulsion of immigrants is framed within a stricter stance on immigration, which had already been evident during his first term. Although there are still no details regarding the implementation of these plans, members of Trump's transition team claim that the new president will fulfill the promises made during the electoral campaign.
One of the difficulties Trump faces in carrying out these measures lies in the financing of the project, a concern that is being addressed by his advisors in various ways. A redistribution of funds from other federal agencies or the declaration of a "national emergency" to access Pentagon funds is anticipated, a measure that Trump already implemented during his first term.
A key element in this process is to ensure that the detention of undocumented immigrants is mandatory, as in the past, due to a lack of federal resources, many immigrants were released while awaiting the deportation process.
