Trump administration reports over 3 million deportations and proposes high‑bond visa program

The White House released a fact sheet stating that the Trump administration has deported more than three million undocumented immigrants and has not released any undocumented migrants into the United States for 15 consecutive months. The sheet accompanied two executive orders that limit birthright citizenship for certain children, halt birth‑tourism, and direct federal agencies to suspend visa processing for 75 countries. It also highlighted a denaturalisation effort against 88 people alleged to have obtained citizenship fraudulently and the termination of taxpayer‑funded benefits for over 1.4 million undocumented immigrants.

In a related move, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department announced a pilot program that will require certain visa applicants – initially from the Dominican Republic – to post a bond of $100,000 to $250,000. The bond is intended to ensure that immigrants classified as a “public charge” will not rely on U.S. welfare programs. The program is presented as a way to protect public‑benefit funds from high‑cost medical or other expenses incurred by new arrivals.