An unidentified speaker, role not specified, said the president has agreed to accept for deportation any noncitizen in the United States who is convicted of a crime, and announced plans to sign a waiver intended to expand U.S. programs tied to cooperation with the Dominican Republic.
"The president, in an act of extraordinary friendship, he has agreed to accept for deportation any illegal alien in The United States who is a criminal," the Unidentified speaker said. The speaker connected that claim to economic goals, saying such steps are part of "the kind of development that you need to build a middle class."
The speaker also described recent law-enforcement cooperation with the Dominican Republic and said it has produced "historic numbers of seizures of drugs destined for the streets of The United States." The speaker added, "Today, I'll sign a waiver of our programs, and we're gonna look for opportunities to expand upon those programs."
The speaker framed the initiatives as part of a broader effort to strengthen economies and public safety, and thanked the local business community for supporting reintegration of returned migrants into the labor force. "I wanna thank the business community here who very firmly has said that this is an important part of bringing back their brothers and sisters and reintegrating them into the economic hopes and dreams as a labor force for the future," the Unidentified speaker said.
The transcript does not specify which federal programs are covered by the waiver, nor does it identify the speaker by name or title. The claim that the president "has agreed to accept for deportation" criminal noncitizens and the description of the drug seizures are reported here as the speaker stated them in the transcript; the meeting record does not provide supporting documentation or program names.