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US President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the mass removal of undocumented immigrants, using the term "remigration" in a post on his social media platform -- a word closely tied to far-right movements in Europe."The Biden Administration and Governor Newscum flooded America with 21 Million Illegal Aliens, destroying Schools, Hospitals and Communities, and consuming untold Billions of Dollars in Free Welfare," Trump wrote, attacking California Governor Gavin Newsom.
"All of them have to go home, as do countless other Illegals and Criminals, who will turn us into a bankrupt Third World Nation. America was invaded and occupied.
I am reversing the Invasion. It’s called Remigration," he added.Trump praised ICE officers, who have often been the target of protests -- as "HEROES" and vowed full support: “We will always have their back as they carry out this noble mission. America will be for Americans again!”In another post, Trump blasted California governor Newsom further, writing, "Incompetent Gavin Newscum should have been THANKING me for the job we did in Los Angeles, rather than making sad excuses for the poor job he has done. If it weren’t for me getting the National Guard into Los Angeles, it would be burning to the ground right now!"
The term "remigration," popular among far-right nationalist groups, refers to sending immigrants back to their countries of origin.
Trump has used it before - including during his 2024 campaign - when he promised to "immediately end the migrant invasion of America" and "return Kamala’s illegal migrants" through what he called remigration.The concept has been promoted by figures like Austrian activist Martin Sellner, who has links to the Generation Identity movement. Though he claims to have moved away from neo-Nazi views, he remains a known figure in European ethnonationalist circles.Meanwhile, the Trump administration slammed a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the use of California’s National Guard in protest-hit Los Angeles. US district judge Charles Breyer ruled that Trump’s decision to take control of the state’s reserve force was “illegal” and violated the president’s authority limits.In response, the Department of Justice called the ruling an "extraordinary intrusion" on the US president’s Commander-in-Chief powers and filed an emergency appeal, asking the court to decide within hours.At the same time, the administration is working on plans to create a new "Office of Remigration" within the state department, part of a broader restructuring aimed at more forcefully enforcing immigration policies.