Trump shuts off access to asylum, plans to send 10,000 troops to border | A briefing document provides an early glimpse into the real-world application of Trump’s executive orders on immigration and the border

> A separate executive order Trump issued Monday declared a national emergency at the southern border and instructed the Pentagon to support CBP by sending troops, drones and other assets, while resuming border wall construction.

> Border Patrol agents have been directed to hold any non-Mexican migrant for deportation via air, rather than attempting to return them to Mexico, the documents state. Those orders are expected to result in a significant increase in the number of detainees held in CBP custody over the coming weeks.

> According to the CBP briefing documents, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to more than double its detention capacity by opening four new 10,000-bed facilities and 14 smaller sites with space for 700 to 1,000 people. The Department of Defense may also utilize military bases as holding facilities, the document says. Trump officials have told lawmakers they will need billions of dollars in additional funding to meet the president’s deportation goals by ramping up ICE detention capacity.

> One of the officials said that military officials are planning for as many as 10,000 personnel to deploy. The numbers roughly match a menu of options that defense officials have been assembling for weeks under the expectation that Trump would order more troops to the border, this official said.

> Trump’s top policy adviser, Stephen Miller, huddled with Senate Republicans on Wednesday about the military deployment and the urgent need to expand immigration detention, according to Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota). Cramer said the goal of sending troops is to achieve “100 percent” operational control of the border.

> Lawmakers have expressed frustration about the number of “got-aways” in recent years, referring to people who have crossed illegally without being apprehended. “We don’t just sort of accept a certain number of got-aways,” Cramer said.

A quick prayer for the Venezuelans who made it all the way to the US border and then instead of at least living in Mexico are going to be [flown back to fucking Venezuela](https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/22/with-trump-now-in-office-venezuela-wants-its-migrants-back-maduro-says) at great expense to the American taxpayer (after being detained for months, also at great expense to the American taxpayer)

!ping IMMIGRATION