Trump orders seizure of funds from undocumented migrants’ accounts

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an executive order authorising the seizure of funds from bank accounts of undocumented migrants and individuals accused of aiding illegal immigration, as part of a broader crackdown on immigration-related crimes.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has signed an executive order authorising the seizure of funds in bank accounts belonging to undocumented migrants and individuals suspected of aiding illegal immigration. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the Treasury Department would implement the directive, which blocks credit cards, banks, and financial institutions from “being used for human smuggling, drug trafficking, illegal immigration, and the criminal cartels who orchestrate these activities”.

He accused undocumented migrants of stealing billions of dollars from American taxpayers, describing the move as a “historic” effort to combat fraud and illegal immigration. “Bank accounts being used to enable illegal immigration, or to store the welfare received by illegal aliens, will be shut down, and funds will ultimately face impoundment and seizure so they can be returned to taxpayers,” he stated. He added, “My executive order will also allow us to stop billions in leaving our country in all manner of criminal activity.”

The president maintained that illegal migrants should not have access to the U.S. financial system, arguing that identity documents issued in Democratic-led states and the “Biden border document” make it easier for undocumented migrants to obtain financial services. “It is not ludicrous, but profoundly dangerous, that any illegal alien can simply present a blue state driver’s licence, or Biden border document, and have unrestricted access to the U.S. financial system,” he said. He also defended his immigration crackdown, calling it “the most effective means of reversing Biden’s border invasion,” while reiterating his administration’s broader restrictions on immigration and refugee admissions.

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