The President of the United States, Donald Trump, plans to sign a new executive order on Monday, in an effort to intensify his offensive against so-called "sanctuary states and cities" that refuse to fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
According to a White House official, the order would instruct the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify, within 30 days, those jurisdictions that are not complying with federal immigration laws.
This measure is part of a broader strategy by Trump to impose his "law and order" agenda, primarily confronting local governments led by Democrats that have adopted more tolerant policies toward undocumented immigrants.
The executive order would include a set of seven major reforms, according to internal administration documents, aimed at both strengthening law enforcement and facilitating the deportation of illegal immigrants.
Among the highlighted reforms is the creation of a legal mechanism to support law enforcement officers facing legal expenses deemed unfair in the performance of their duties.
This would include pro bono legal assistance and possibly compensation. Additionally, the order proposes increasing local law enforcement agencies' access to surplus military equipment, reversing restrictions imposed by previous Democratic administrations.
El decreto firmado por Trump facilitaría la deportación de inmigrantes ilegales
Another significant section of the order would allow the federal government to take legal action against state or local officials who obstruct the enforcement of criminal or immigration laws.
This point represents a direct attempt to legally pressure sanctuary jurisdictions that limit their cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Furthermore, the executive order calls for a review of federal consent decrees, out-of-court settlements, and court orders that, according to Trump, hinder the police.
La ley también provocaría que las jurisdicciones ''santuario'' colaboren con el servicio de inmigración
Many of these decrees were implemented to correct patterns of racial discrimination in police departments across the country. The Trump administration believes these federal interventions have unfairly limited the operational capacity of law enforcement.
Another relevant change concerns the focus of racial discrimination investigations: the order requires them to focus on direct evidence rather than statistical disparities.
The order also seeks to channel more federal resources to local police forces and concentrate federal prosecution efforts on violent crimes, drug trafficking, and repeat offenders with illegal weapons.
In his first hundred days in office, Trump had already pushed multiple measures to limit illegal immigration, also eliminating humanitarian programs implemented by the previous administration and revoking visas for thousands of students for participating in protests or having criminal or terrorist backgrounds.
El presidente Trump ya había firmado distintas leyes enfocadas en facilitar la deportación de inmigrantes ilegales
