Homeland Security officials said hundreds of employees who don't normally work on federal holidays will not work on Martin Luther King Day in anticipation of the Trump administration's immediate announcement of new operational directives. It is said that it continues. The area where most immediate policy changes are expected is in border security, the person said.
Officials told Breitbart Texas that the first directive expected to be issued after President Donald J. Trump takes office is an end to catch-and-release along the southwest border. The president made that promise in his inaugural address at the Capitol.
The official said it would be difficult to detain migrants who would have been released under the Biden administration's immigration policy, and the level of detention would increase until migrants could be returned to their home countries or acceptable third countries. It is likely to rise significantly.
The surprise decision marks an international agreement reached by the transition team to exclude migrants from Mexico, the person said. Customs and Border Protection officials, including Border Patrol agents, are looking forward to a quick return to the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the Remain in Mexico program, the official said.
Sources told Breitbart Texas that additional staff working on MLK Leave are ready to rapidly distribute new operating instructions to field offices to ensure a smooth transition. Trump's nominee for Homeland Secretary, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, has publicly hinted at some expected changes. Noem pledged to end the Biden administration's immigrant parole program, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants into the country at multiple border ports and international airports across the country.
During her confirmation hearing, Governor Noem promised to keep Americans safe by bringing about changes within the “dysfunctional” Department of Homeland Security. Noem vowed to immediately end the CBP-One smartphone app, which has allowed 1,450 immigrant asylum seekers to enter the country each day through land border ports of entry. On Monday, CBP-One's website announced that the program was no longer available.
Noem also indicated that the Biden administration would quickly end another parole program (known as the CHNV parole program) that the Biden administration uses to import immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Both programs have been criticized for violating federal immigration law regarding the granting of parole, which is limited to urgent humanitarian needs or important public interests on a case-by-case basis.
As Breitbart Texas reported, CHNV's parole program was found to be importing applicants from wealthy countries rather than their home countries. According to Dr. Mark E. Green (R-Tenn.) of the House Homeland Security Committee, DHS documents obtained by the Center for Immigration Studies in June 2024 show that many of the immigrants who will not be accepted under the CHNV program It is said that the evidence shows that he had been allowed to enter the country from Australia, Brazil and Egypt. , Hong Kong, Lieutenant Lucia, Sweden and other wealthy countries.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are expecting immediate instructions on when and where to launch mass deportation operations soon after Trump takes office, the official said. Fellow nations, we look forward to urgent guidance on how to deal with gangs like Torren de Aragua, a now notorious gang that originated in Venezuela,” the source stressed.
Federal law enforcement agencies generally employ reduced personnel to perform duties on federal holidays. Sources say this holiday will be different. As soon as the future president takes office, it is expected that the senior level staff on duty will be extremely busy.
Randy Clark He is a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as Division Chief of Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol stations within the Del Rio, Texas area. Follow him at X (formerly Twitter) @RandyClarkBBTX.
