Vice President JD Vance said he expects the number of deportations to increase as the Trump administration shifts from gaining operational control over the southern border to stepping up efforts to evacuate illegal immigrants from the country.
The White House is working to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promise Carry out mass deportation Immigration that illegally entered the country in the past four years in the Biden administration.
“We have Cutting illegal transit Frankly, frankly, these numbers will continue to fall.
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“You have an immigration detention center that is underfunded,” he said. “You have ice, which is caused by most actual deportations that are fundamentally underfunded and are actually destroyed by the Biden administration in some ways. We are building that capability.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) El Paso Machining Center was filmed on February 13, 2025 in El Paso, Texas. ((Photted by Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images))
Trump signed a number of immigration-related executive orders when he took office in late January, including an announcement of an “invasion” on the southern border and the deployment of U.S. troops.
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Reuters Report last month In Trump’s first month of office, the administration expelled 37,660 people, a figure below the monthly downgrade average in the final year of the Biden administration.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Arizona, USA. (Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Vance told Fox News Host Laura Ingraham will take some time to increase deportation, but the government is making progress and working to increase the numbers.
He praised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem For her public information campaign, it calls on illegal immigrants to deceiving themselves and “Border Tsar” Tom Homan repurposes a CBP app to achieve Trump’s immigration goals.
“Do you remember? It actually promoted illegal entry from the Biden administration,” Vance said.
“We are re-adjusting it to Promote self-substitution. So, what we want to encourage a lot of people to do is we don’t have to knock on the door and send you home. Of course, we have to do this. But before that, why not get on the plane and go home by yourself? So, this is a comprehensive approach. We will take advantage of everything we can do. ”
When U.S. Vice President JD Vance (R) spoke with Gov. Greg Abbott, he arrived at the U.S. Border Patrol Eagle Airlines South Station to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on March 5, 2025 at Eagle Pass, Texas. ((Photo of Brandon Bell/Getty Pictures))
The White House is working to increase the number of deportations due to limited space for immigration and customs enforcement in the United States.
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Move to Guantanamo BayThis is a U.S. naval base in Cuba, during which time it is returned to its homeland.
Two Americans Defense officials tell Fox News 40 immigrants in Guantánamo Bay were sent back to the United States and are now sent back to Louisiana.
It is unclear why they were sent back and whether the United States will continue to occupy immigrants at the location.
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Currently, Gitmo has no immigration and no plans to arrive with more immigrants.
Fox News’s Liz Friden contributed to the report.
