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Trump’s second term: Executive orders impact unauthorized immigrants

The swearing-in of US President Donald Trump for a second term has brought about dramatic changes-especially for undocumented immigrants who now face deportation following the far-reaching executive order signed by the president in his first week in office. Among those going to be displaced are an estimated 725,000 Indians.

In his address, Trump emphasized that he had to move swiftly on the case of illegal immigration, underlining that “one of my highest duties as President is to protect the American people from the destructive consequences of unlawful mass migration and resettlement. My Administration will mobilize every available resource and authority to prevent this deadly flood of illegal aliens into the United States.”

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Trump declared illegal immigration a national emergency and ordered the Pentagon to support the construction of his border wall, as well as build more detention space and transport migrants. He also allowed the Secretary of Defense to deploy troops along the border wherever he may see fit.

Indian Immigrant Community on High Alert

The measures’ impact is especially sharp among Indian immigrants, whom a 2024 Pew Research report described as the third largest group of unauthorized immigrants in the US, following Mexico and El Salvador. About half of those individuals currently reside or work in the US under authorizations that offered them protection established by previous administrations.

Florida has approximately 400,000, followed by Texas, New York, and New Jersey as the leading states to have the highest number of unauthorized immigrants.

Shortly after the inauguration, US border officials announced the closure of the CBP One entry program, initiated under former President Joe Biden, which allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the US legally through an app by booking an appointment. The cancelation of existing appointments has left many migrants baffled and without a sense of what to do next.

It was reported in various border cities of Mexico that migrants who, after much struggle, had managed to get an appointment via the CBP One app found those bookings canceled just shortly after Trump’s swearing-in. About 280,000 people accessed the app daily as of January 7, trying to find an appointment.

The day later, Trump instructed the Department of Homeland Security to terminate all of the categorical parole programs incompatible with the policy underlying his Executive Orders, such as a humanitarian parole program protecting migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.

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