WATCH: Trump Vows To Pardon All Pro-Life Advocates And Political Prisoners On Day One In Office

On Friday, leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump vowed to pardon or commute the sentences of pro-life advocates and all political prisoners who have been unfairly targeted by President Joe Biden’s administration on the first day of his second term.

“Under [President Joe] Biden, others are being sentenced to 10, 15, and even 20 years in prison for retribution for their political beliefs, while Antifa and other groups burn-down cities like Portland, like Minneapolis. … They kill people, they loot, they plunder, and they go free,” Trump said to the 2023 Pray Vote Stand Summit.

“To reverse these cruel travesties of justice, tonight I’m announcing that the moment I win the election, I will appoint a special task force to rapidly review the cases of every political prisoner who’s been unjustly persecuted by the Biden administration … so that I can study the situation very quickly and sign their pardons or commutations on Day One,” Trump added.

“Never again will the federal government be used to target religious believers,” Trump continued.

Trump said, "For nearly 250 years, our nation has been propelled by the power of prayer and guided by the hand of God in Heaven. It was faith that led the Pilgrims across the perilous seas of Plymouth Rock. They came to Plymouth Rock, and that was a long, arduous, and deadly journey."

"It was faith that moved our Founding Fathers to change history forever and proclaim that our rights do not come from anywhere other than from our Creator. And it was unflinching faith that inspired generations of pastors and patriots, chaplains and soldiers, farmers, workers, laborers, and pioneers to make America the greatest country in the history of the world," Trump added.

Trump spoke to the massive loving crowd of Evangelical and Christian supporters at the Pray Vote Stand Summit in Washington, D.C. for over an hour.

In 2017, Trump made history as the first sitting president to address the Christian summit.

Trump also vowed to terminate all open border policies of President Joe Biden’s administration and will “commence the largest deportation operation in American history.”

“Upon my inauguration, I will terminate every open border policy of the Biden administration and commence the largest deportation operation in American history. We have no choice. This is not sustainable,” Trump said.

Trump also promised to review all cases of political prisoners who have been persecuted by the Biden administration once elected, saying, “I will appoint a special task force to rapidly review the cases of every political prisoner who has been unjustly persecuted by the Biden administration.”

“I am protecting the people of this nation; it's not easy, but I consider it an honor,” Trump said in perhaps his most powerful quote of the night.

Will this be before or after he builds the wall?

Another DeSanctimonious Troll distorting President Trump's record on Immigration.

How so . . . . Unoriginal!

Following is his actual record, which is simply outstanding considering he had to fight the Democrats, Congress, the Courts, and his own party to get this lengthy list of accomplishments implemented!

Trump Administration Immigration Achievements

President Trump kept his promise to build a wall on our southern border between the United States and Mexico. With 450 miles complete—and many more in progress—illegal crossings plummeted over 87 percent in areas where the wall went up.

By enforcing America’s immigration laws, President Trump made major gains toward ending the humanitarian crisis at our border; keeping criminals, terrorists, and drugs out of our country; and protecting American workers and taxpayers against job loss and misuse of the welfare system.

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President Trump Visits the Border Wall in Calexico, California

Administration Achievements

ACHIEVING A SECURE BORDER

Secured the Southern Border of the United States

Built over 400 miles of the world’s most robust and advanced border wall
Illegal crossings have plummeted over 87 percent where the wall has been constructed
Deployed nearly 5,000 troops to the Southern border. In addition, Mexico deployed tens of thousands of their own soldiers and national guardsmen to secure their side of the U.S.–Mexico border
Ended the dangerous practice of Catch-and-Release, which means that instead of aliens getting released into the United States pending future hearings never to be seen again, they are detained pending removal, and then ultimately returned to their home countries
Entered into three historic asylum cooperation agreements with Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala to stop asylum fraud and resettle illegal migrants in third-party nations pending their asylum applications
Entered into a historic partnership with Mexico, referred to as the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” to safely return asylum-seekers to Mexico while awaiting hearings in the United States

Fully enforced the immigration laws of the United States

Signed an executive order to strip discretionary Federal grant funding from deadly “sanctuary” cities
Fully enforced and implemented statutorily authorized “expedited removal” of illegal aliens
The Department of Justice prosecuted a record-breaking number of immigration-related crimes
Used Section 243(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to reduce the number of aliens coming from countries whose governments refuse to accept their nationals who were ordered removed from the United States
Ended asylum fraud, shut down human smuggling traffickers, and solved the humanitarian crisis across the Western Hemisphere
Suspended, via regulation, asylum for aliens who had skipped previous countries where they were eligible for asylum but opted to “forum shop” and continue to the United States
Safeguarded migrant families, and protected migrant safety, by promulgating new regulations under the Flores Settlement Agreement
Proposed regulations to end the practice of giving free work permits to illegal aliens lodging meritless asylum claims
Issued “internal relocation” guidance
Cross-trained United States Border Patrol agents to conduct credible fear screenings alongside United States Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudication personnel to reduce massive backlogs
Streamlined and expedited the asylum hearing process through both the Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) and the Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)
Launched the Family Fraud Initiative to identify hundreds of individuals who were fraudulently presenting themselves as family units at the border—oftentimes by trafficking children—in order to protect child welfare
Improved screening in countries with high overstay rates and reduced visa overstay rates in many of these countries
Removed bureaucratic constraints on United States consular officers that reduced their ability to appropriately vet visa applicants
Worked with Mexico and other regional partners to dismantle the human smuggling networks in our hemisphere that profit from human misery and fuel the border crisis by exploiting vulnerable populations

Secured our Nation’s immigration system against criminals and terrorists

Instituted national security travel bans to keep out terrorists, jihadists, and violent extremists, and implemented a uniform security and information-sharing baseline that all nations must meet in order for their nationals to be able to travel and emigrate to the United States
Suspended refugee resettlement from the world’s most dangerous and terror-afflicted regions
Rebalanced refugee assistance to focus on overseas resettlement and burden-sharing
85 percent reduction in refugee resettlement
Overhauled badly broken refugee security screening process
Required the Department of State to consult with states and localities as part of the Federal government’s refugee resettlement process
Issued strict sanctions on countries that have failed to take back their own nationals
Established the National Vetting Center, which is the most advanced and comprehensive visa screening system anywhere in the world

Protected American workers and taxpayers

Issued a comprehensive “public charge” regulation to ensure newcomers to the United States are financially self-sufficient and not reliant on welfare
Created an enforcement mechanism for sponsor repayment, deeming to ensure that people who are presenting themselves as sponsors are actually responsible for sponsor obligations
Issued regulations to combat the horrendous practice of “birth tourism”
Issued a rule with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make illegal aliens ineligible for public housing
Issued directives requiring Federal agencies to hire United States workers first and prioritize the hiring of United States workers wherever possible
Suspended the entry of low-wage workers that threaten American jobs
Finalized new H-1B regulations to permanently end the displacement of United States workers and modify the administrative tools that are required for H-1B visa issuance
Defended United States sovereignty by withdrawing from the United Nations’ Global Compact on Migration
Suspended Employment Authorization Documents for aliens who arrive illegally between ports of entry and are ordered removed from the United States
Restored integrity to the use of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) by strictly adhering to the statutory conditions required for TPS

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