provides the dedicated men and women of the department of homeland security with the tools they need the tools and the resources they need to stop illegal immigration from entering the united states. under the constitution the american people get the final say who can and cannot enter our nation, and they have spoken loud and clearly through our laws. we re going to create more detention space for illegal immigrants along the southern border to make it easier and cheaper to detain them and return them to their country of origin. we re going to end the last administration s dangerous catch and release policy, which has led to the deaths of many americans. we re going to once again prioritize the prosecution and deportation of illegal immigrants who have also otherwise violated our laws. after these criminals spend time in prison for the crimes that they ve committed, they re going to get back one-way tickets to the countries of their origin, and their governments are going to take the
the executive order also provides the dedicated men and women of the department of homeland security with the tools they need, the tools and resources they need to stop illegal immigration from the united entering the united states. under the constitution, the american people get the final say who can and cannot enter our nation, and they have spoken out and clearly to our laws. we are going to create more detention space for illegal immigrants along the southern border to make it easier and cheaper to detain them and return them to their country of origin. we are going to end the last and his recent dangerous catch and release policy which has led to the deaths of many americans. we are going to once again prioritize the prosecution and deportation of illegal immigrants also otherwise violated our laws. after they have spent time in prison for the crimes they committed, they will get one-way tickets back to the country of the origin and their countries are going to take them back. t
united states later ts year. today the president s focused on fulfilling one o his most significant campaign promises to the american people by making america safe again by taking steps to secure our borders and improve immigration enforcement inside the united states. the president intends to sign two executive orders after observing the swearing in of secretary of homeland security kelly. the first order is the border security and immigration enforcement improvements, it addresses long overdue border security issues and the first order in that will be to build a large physical barrier on the southern border. building this barrier is more than just a campaign promise, it s a common sense first step to really securing our porous border. this will stem the flow of drugs, crime, illegal immigration into the united states and yes, one way or another as the president has said before, mexico will pay for it. the executive order also provides the dedicated men and
states and returns the power and responsibility to the dedicated men and women of the department of homeland security s immigration and custom enfor enforcement to help them enforce the law. these men and women want to enforce the law and we re going to help them do that. federal agencies are going to unapologetically enforce the law, no ifs, ands or buts. we re going to restore the popular and successful security communities program which will help i.c.e. agents target illegal immigrants for removal. the state department will withhold visas and use other tools to make sure countries accept and return the criminals that came from their country. we ll ensure the countries take those individuals back and we re going to strip federal grant money from the ankt wear states and cities that harbor illegal immigrants. the american people are no longer going to have to be forced to subsidize this disregard for our laws. reforming our immigration system has been at the top of president trump s p
i thank them for this service and for their sacrifice. over the past 45 years, i have served my country as an enlisted marine and officer. i have led platoons through decision visions, held senior positions in iraq, served as combatant commander of southern command and as senior military assistant to two of my heros, secretaries gates and panetta. i have worked with our allies, the private sector, independent experts to identify innovative and comprehensive solutions to current and emerging threats. these atimes while varied shared the common characteristics of working within and leading large, complex, and diverse multi-missed organizations. while under great pressure to produce results. i m humbled once againserve. this time with the wonderful men and women of the department of