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| Trump election: Up to three million migrants 'to be targeted' | Trump election: Up to three million migrants 'to be targeted' |
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| US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially. | US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially. |
| Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told US broadcaster CBS in an interview. | Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told US broadcaster CBS in an interview. |
| He also confirmed that another election promise, to build a wall with Mexico, still stood but could include fencing. | He also confirmed that another election promise, to build a wall with Mexico, still stood but could include fencing. |
| The Republican defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential vote. | The Republican defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's presidential vote. |
| His victory shocked many who had expected Mrs Clinton to win following favourable opinion polls. | His victory shocked many who had expected Mrs Clinton to win following favourable opinion polls. |
| Mr Trump is due to take over at the White House on 20 January, when Barack Obama steps down after two terms in office. | Mr Trump is due to take over at the White House on 20 January, when Barack Obama steps down after two terms in office. |
| Both houses of Congress are also under Republican control. | Both houses of Congress are also under Republican control. |
| Reality check: Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington | Reality check: Analysis by Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington |
| For the first time since winning the US presidency, Donald Trump has put a number on how many people he plans to deport from US soil and it's a big one - two to three million. | For the first time since winning the US presidency, Donald Trump has put a number on how many people he plans to deport from US soil and it's a big one - two to three million. |
| Although he says this group comprises violent criminals, drug-dealers and gang members, to hit such a high mark would involve either casting a very wide net that covers even the smallest infractions or also deporting legal alien residents of the US with criminal convictions. | |
| To pull this off, an expanded "deportation force" would almost certainly be necessary, but Mr Trump's advisers have spent the past few days downplaying the prospect of such an organisation. | To pull this off, an expanded "deportation force" would almost certainly be necessary, but Mr Trump's advisers have spent the past few days downplaying the prospect of such an organisation. |
| Meanwhile, Mr Trump also has curtailed the scope of his "big, beautiful" border wall, acknowledging that it could be a fence in some areas. All of this is evidence that Mr Trump is grappling with exactly how to make his controversial immigration promises a reality. | Meanwhile, Mr Trump also has curtailed the scope of his "big, beautiful" border wall, acknowledging that it could be a fence in some areas. All of this is evidence that Mr Trump is grappling with exactly how to make his controversial immigration promises a reality. |
| Proposing a multi-billion-dollar wall and mass deportations is easy. Delivering, in the face of fiscal realities and opposition within one's own party, is a different matter entirely. | Proposing a multi-billion-dollar wall and mass deportations is easy. Delivering, in the face of fiscal realities and opposition within one's own party, is a different matter entirely. |
| 'The people that are criminal' | 'The people that are criminal' |
| There are around 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US, many of them from Mexico. | There are around 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US, many of them from Mexico. |
| Mr Trump pledged during the election campaign to overturn amnesties introduced by President Obama, and strictly enforce immigration laws, deporting those without correct documents. | Mr Trump pledged during the election campaign to overturn amnesties introduced by President Obama, and strictly enforce immigration laws, deporting those without correct documents. |
| In his first major interview to a US broadcaster since the election, Mr Trump told CBS: "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate." | In his first major interview to a US broadcaster since the election, Mr Trump told CBS: "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million, we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate." |
| Asked about his plans for the Mexican border, he said "a wall is more appropriate" in some parts but "there could be some fencing", | Asked about his plans for the Mexican border, he said "a wall is more appropriate" in some parts but "there could be some fencing", |
| Other undocumented migrants would be assessed once the border was secured, Mr Trump added. | Other undocumented migrants would be assessed once the border was secured, Mr Trump added. |
| However, another top Republican, House Speaker Paul Ryan, said on Sunday that border security was a greater priority than mass deportation. | However, another top Republican, House Speaker Paul Ryan, said on Sunday that border security was a greater priority than mass deportation. |
| "We are not planning on erecting a deportation force,'' he told CNN's State of the Union programme. "I think we should put people's minds at ease." | "We are not planning on erecting a deportation force,'' he told CNN's State of the Union programme. "I think we should put people's minds at ease." |
| Walling off Mexico | Walling off Mexico |
| How realistic is Donald Trump's Mexico wall? | How realistic is Donald Trump's Mexico wall? |
| Forcing Mexico to pay for a border wall became a rallying cry among Trump supporters during the campaign. | Forcing Mexico to pay for a border wall became a rallying cry among Trump supporters during the campaign. |
| Their candidate caused outrage by suggesting Mexicans were exporting "their rapists" to the US, along with drugs and other crime. | Their candidate caused outrage by suggesting Mexicans were exporting "their rapists" to the US, along with drugs and other crime. |
| Elsewhere in the CBS interview, Mr Trump promised to be "very restrained" in his use of the Twitter social media platform in future. | |
| Crediting his provocative use of Twitter for his success in the campaign, he said: "I find it tremendous. It's a modern form of communication. There should be nothing we should be ashamed of." | |
| In another development, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Mr Trump that "going it alone" was not an option for Europe or the US. | In another development, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Mr Trump that "going it alone" was not an option for Europe or the US. |
| He said the West faced its greatest security challenge in a generation. | He said the West faced its greatest security challenge in a generation. |