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Trump Says Biden Could Trigger 'Tidal Wave' of Illegal Immigrants
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1:33Now PlayingWith eight days left in his presidency, President Donald Trump was in Alamo, Texas Tuesday, hailing his administration's progress on curbing illegal immigration as well as his major 2016 campaign promise: the wall along the southern border.
Trump's speech in Texas marked his first appearance in public since the Capitol siege, which came as lawmakers were tallying Electoral College votes affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Speaking to a group made up in large part of ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agents, Trump said he was celebrating the "completion of the promised 450 miles of border wall."
The president also urged the incoming administration not to stray from his border security policies, warning if they do, "it will trigger a tidal wave of illegal immigration, a wave like you've never seen before."
"To terminate those policies is knowingly to put America in really serious danger," Trump said.
Aides have been urging the president to spend his remaining days in office highlighting what they see as the chief accomplishments of his presidency.
In the end, his administration has overseen the construction of roughly 450 miles of border wall construction - likely reaching 475 miles by Inauguration Day.
The vast majority of that wall replaces smaller barriers that had already existed, though the new wall is considerably more difficult to bypass.
While Trump promised the wall would be funded by Mexico, U.S. taxpayers ended up footing the bill.
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