President Trump renewed calls on Thursday for the abolition of due process rights for immigrants who cross the U.S. border illegally, demanding Congress work to reform the country’s immigration system.
“When people, with or without children, enter our Country, they must be told to leave without our … Country being forced to endure a long and costly trial,” Trump wrote in consecutive tweets.
“Tell the people ‘OUT,’ and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn. Hiring thousands of ‘judges’ does not work and is not acceptable – only Country in the World that does this!” he continued.
[Trump: Democrats want illegal immigrants ‘to pour into and infest’ the US]
Congress must pass smart, fast and reasonable Immigration Laws now. Law Enforcement at the Border is doing a great job, but the laws they are forced to work with are insane. When people, with or without children, enter our Country, they must be told to leave without our……..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018
…..Country being forced to endure a long and costly trial. Tell the people “OUT,” and they must leave, just as they would if they were standing on your front lawn. Hiring thousands of “judges” does not work and is not acceptable – only Country in the World that does this!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018
Congress – FIX OUR INSANE IMMIGRATION LAWS NOW!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2018
Trump’s tweets follow similar ones in June, which suggested illegal immigrants should be automatically turned away at the border “with no Judges or Court Cases.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced in April that the Trump administration was hoping to appoint at least 50 new immigration judges in 2018 to address a backlog of cases before immigration courts.
The backlog of about one million cases has prompted the Department of Justice to prioritize the hiring more judges, as well as to digitize old paper systems and truncate court proceedings.
