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President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is developing a strategy to deport illegal immigrants to countries other than their nation of origin, addressing situations where home countries refuse to accept deportees.

The initiative seeks to identify nations willing to accept non-citizen deportees, with several Caribbean countries being considered as potential destinations, including Turks and Caicos, Panama, and Grenada.

While the Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Davis’s office has already declined participation, Mexico’s stance remains cautious. President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed hope for an agreement ensuring deportees are sent directly to their countries of origin.

The transition team might leverage tariff threats against Mexico to secure cooperation. This approach draws from a previous 2019 initiative where Trump’s administration transported some deportees to Guatemala, though this practice ceased in 2020 during the pandemic.

The new plan aims to expedite deportations, processing cases within seven days of arrest. Campaign representative Karoline Leavitt stated, “President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants, secure the border, and deport dangerous criminals and terrorists that make our communities less safe. He will deliver.”

Stephen Miller: “The moment President Trump puts his hand on that bible and takes the Oath of Office, he will sign an executive order sealing the border shut and begin the largest deportation in history.”

Trump emphasized that cost wouldn’t impede these plans, stating, “It’s not a question of a price tag. It’s not — really, we have no choice. When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries, and now they’re going to go back to those countries because they’re not staying here. There is no price tag.”

He added that voters support immigration, but insist on legal entry and genuine love for the country.