Five ways Trump has changed immigration in the US
President Trump promised a closed border and mass deportations, and his second term has delivered both. Here are the five key ways immigration into the United States has changed.
America has changed who gets in. President Trump campaigned on a closed border and mass deportations, and his second term has delivered both, reshaping immigration policy in five key ways.
First, the border is largely closed. Crossings have plunged, asylum applications at the border are effectively frozen, troops have been deployed, and Mexico has been pressed to stop the flow of migrants heading north.
Second, construction of the border wall is speeding up, with hundreds of miles finished and more under construction. Third, detentions and deportations have surged, with arrests and removals reaching record levels.
Fourth, refugee admissions have fallen to a trickle, with only a small number admitted in the latest fiscal year. Fifth, legal visas have been squeezed, including a new hundred thousand dollar fee on skilled worker visas that a court has blocked for now, while a million dollar Gold Card offers a new route for the wealthy.
Together, the five changes add up to one message: entering the United States has become much harder.
Reporting based on coverage from BBC News.