Poland prepares for deportations of illegal immigrants from the US
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that Warsaw is preparing to face a flow of deportations from the US, a move that America's 47th President Donald Trump vowed to do as soon as he entered the Oval Office.
"After the first announcements on possible mass deportations of illegal immigrants from the United States, I asked the foreign minister (Radoslaw Sikorski - PAP) to make sure that the US-based consulate facilities and Polish services are prepared for the eventual consequences of the decisions that might concern Poles working and living within the US and having different status and levels of legality," Tusk said before the cabinet meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday.
"We have no information on whether this operation would affect Polish citizens in the US," he added, and said that Warsaw's diplomatic missions must be braced for the flow of Poles who would feel "concerned about Trump's possible actions.
"Every Pole will be warmly welcomed back to the country (Poland - PAP). Everybody will find a spot for himself in the homeland."
Tusk's announcement comes a day after Donald Trump officially started his second non-consecutive term as US president.
Long before Trump was sworn in as president his entourage announced that immediately after taking office a large-scale operation would begin to arrest migrants who are illegally staying in the United States, especially those who have broken the law. In January Trump announced that he would "launch the largest deportation operation in American history."
On Monday, in the Oval Office, the newly inaugurated president signed a series of executive orders, including measures related to immigration. (PAP)
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