Former President Donald Trump unveiled a new proposal on Tuesday, promising to establish a “compensation fund” for victims of migrant crime in the United States.
Speaking to the audience during a press conference at Mar-a-Largo, Trump highlighted the growing threat that Tren de Aragua and other international crime syndicates would be imported into the US through mass illegal immigration. The Republican candidate pledged to dismantle these migrant gangs and use their seized assets to create a compensation fund for the victims of their crimes.
“Today I am announcing that for the first time, under my administration, we will seize the assets of the criminal gangs and drug cartels, and we will use those assets to set up a compensation fund to compensate migrant victims. reimburse. crime,” Trump said. “And the government will help with restitution.”
“But something has to be done, and we are going to make it happen,” he continued.
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President Trump announces that his administration will seize the assets of the criminal gangs and drug cartels and use them to set up a compensation fund for the victims of migrant crime. pic.twitter.com/No6sxV5uxC
– Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 29, 2024
The campaign promise came as the presidential election entered its final days, and border security loomed has remained a top issue for voters.
There were about 8.5 million encounters with migrants along the US-Mexico border during the four budget years of the Biden and Harris White House. according to the most recent data from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The number of illegal border crossings in fiscal year 2024 was the second worst in U.S. history – only surpassed in fiscal year 2023.
The wave of illegal immigration was followed by increasing reports of criminal activities by Tren de Aragua, an international gang that originated in Venezuela. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suspects that about 600 people in the US could have potential ties to the Venezuelan gang, but experts predict the number is likely much higher.
The murders of Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin and Laken Riley are high-profile examples of numerous victims, allegedly at the hands of illegal migrants, in recent times. Their cases have not only kept border security at the forefront of public debate, but have spawned new laws and legislative proposals across the country.
Trump, who has long supported immigration enforcement, has continued to make the issue a hallmark of his campaign.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ borders are the worst in the history of the world,” Trump said at his press conference on Tuesday. “There has never been such a border in the world.”
“It’s at a level we’ve never seen before,” he continued. “If you look at Venezuela, their crime is way, way down, and if you go to Caracas and you wouldn’t recognize it… because they bring all their criminals – they all come – they brought their drug dealers and bring them to the United States States.”
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