Boebert On Trump’s Self-Deportation Plan: ‘Whatever Gets Them the H*ll Out’
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has come out in support of President Donald Trump’s self-deportation plan, saying she supports “whatever gets them the hell out of here.”
While speaking to a reporter outside of Capitol Hill, Boebert was asked about the president’s plan to entice illegal immigrants to self-deport by providing those willing to do so with $1,000.
“I’m asking some members about President Trump. He’s proposing that the United States government pay undocumented immigrants to leave the country. What do you think?” the reporter asked.
“You know what? Whatever gets them the hell out of here,” Boebert said.
“Well, do you think it’s legal? Because Democrats are saying it’s not even legal,” the reporter asked.
Boebert shot back: “Look at all the things Democrats have been paying for. I think we’ll be just fine. Also, I love the CBP One app where they get self-support there too. They want a second chance. They better get out now.”
The reporter followed up and asked, “So was Romney right about the self-deportation? He came up with that many — many years ago.”
“Well, there needs to be a self-deportation. I guess I don’t know what Romney said exactly, but yeah, they need — they need to go. I mean, we had more than 10 million illegals come into our country in less than four years,” Boebert explained.
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For the first time, a federal judge has supported President Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime power Trump invoked to deport Venezuelans he claims are members of a criminal gang.
U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines, a Trump appointee in Pennsylvania, upheld Trump’s March 14 proclamation, which declared that Tren de Aragua, a violent gang from Venezuela, is carrying out an “incursion” into the United States.
Trump has also deemed that gang, as well as MS-13 from El Salvador, as a terrorist organization.
Haines also ruled that the administration has not been providing sufficient notice to individuals facing removal under the AEA. She ordered that the administration must give at least 21 days’ notice, significantly longer than the 12 hours that some deportees have received, NPR reported.
“This case poses significant issues that are deeply interwoven with the constitutional principles upon which this Nation’s government is founded,” Haines wrote. “In approaching these issues, the Court begins by stressing the questions that it is not resolving at this time.”
The ruling does not address whether the administration can remove individuals under other immigration laws, nor does it determine whether Trump can invoke the Alien Enemies Act to deport people who simply migrated to the U.S. and are not members of a foreign terrorist organization, Haines wrote.
She also refrained from commenting on whether individuals suspected of being members of other gangs could be removed under the Act.
However, she did state that the Act can be used to remove Venezuelan citizens who are at least 14 years old, are in the U.S. without legal immigration status, and are members of Tren de Aragua.
“Having done its job, the Court now leaves it to the Political Branches of the government, and ultimately to the people who elect those individuals, to decide whether the laws and those executing them continue to reflect their will,” Haines wrote.
In March, Trump issued a proclamation claiming that Tren de Aragua was invading the U.S. He stated that he had special powers to deport immigrants, identified by his administration as gang members, without the usual court proceedings.
Following the proclamation, the administration began deporting individuals designated as Tren de Aragua members to a notorious prison in El Salvador, as well as known members of the MS-13 gang.
