ROOKE: Trump Moved To Cut Head Off Snake Of Illegal Immigration

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President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order in May, forcing the federal government to address a massive loophole allowing illegal immigrants access to U.S. banking systems.

The order, titled “Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System,” aims to protect the U.S. banking system from risks tied to illegal immigration, money laundering, drug trafficking, human smuggling, and related fraud. Trump directed the U.S. Treasury Department, federal financial regulators, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to strengthen oversight and risk management in banking related to illicit finance, money laundering, and credit risks tied to illegal immigration.

“Illegal Immigrants and Foreign Fraudsters steal BILLIONS every year from the American Taxpayer. As part of my Administration’s Historic effort to end FRAUD and reverse MASS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, I recently signed a powerful new Executive Order, which will be led by the Treasury Department, to stop Banks, Credit Cards, and Financial Institutions from being used to facilitate Human Smuggling, Drug Trafficking, Illegal Immigration, and the Criminal Cartels who orchestrate these activities,” Trump stated in a Truth Social........

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