In addition to laying out new enforcement priorities, the memos from Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly calls for hiring thousands more immigration agents, starting plans for a US-Mexico border wall, and expediting deportation proceedings — a plan that immigrant rights advocates say is lays the foundation for the deportation force President Trump promised on the campaign trail. "Since Trump became president, our lives have been affected in so many ways,” she added. These memos suggest DHS under Trump views illegal immigration as principally an issue of border crossings from people who live in countries south of the U.S. Among the provisions: the hiring of thousands of new border patrol and immigration enforcement agents, the creation of a new office within Department of Homeland Security to work with the victims of crimes committed by unauthorized immigrants, and an expansion of the number of unauthorized immigrants who can be deported through an expedited process. “They’re not only going after criminals now, they’re going after innocent people who have dedicated their lives to their jobs and kids,” Olga told BuzzFeed News.
The Trump administration releases a new memo that sets the policy for the deportation of undocumented migrants accused of any crime.