Scalise details Trump’s vision for border security in his first 100 days

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Rem., said former President Donald Trump would quickly tighten laws against illegal immigration if he wins the White House.

The second-ranking House GOP leader told Fox News Digital that he met with Trump earlier this year at Mar-a-Lago, where they discussed priorities for the first 100 days of the new administration — provided the GOP wins Congress and the White House. .

Among the priorities, in addition to economic and energy initiatives, is the situation on the US-Mexico border.

“President Trump can do a lot of the things on his own that he’s talked about,” Scalise said Friday.

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He said Trump would likely restore his Migrant Protection Protocols, better known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forced asylum seekers to wait on the Mexican side of the US southwest border while their cases were processed. Several rights groups criticized the policy as inhumane, and the Biden administration abandoned it in 2021.

Scalise also expects Trump to end any “catch and release” policy at the border.

“We know that this causes crime problems in every community, drug problems, fentanyl that is brought in by the drug cartels,” Scalise said.

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The Republican-majority Congress will support Trump’s crackdown, he said, noting Capitol Hill’s role in funding federal projects and programs.

“Things like construction of an additional wall is what we have been working on with President Trump. We have built over 500 miles of wall. Joe Biden ended it on day one,” Scalise said.

“We also want to fund some other tools for our border agents, such as drone capabilities, night vision, so they can do an even better job of managing the border.”

Other first 100-day priorities include repealing electric vehicle mandates and establishing new tax policies — with key provisions in Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which expires in 2025.

However, the Louisiana Republican was careful not to overindulge in the final days of the election. He noted that the House majority would likely shrink to 40 to 45 key races out of 435, and that the GOP majority would likely be a small number of four to 10 seats.

“These are not the days where you can have a 30-seat majority because of redistricting and the way it has really narrowed the map,” he said. “But at the same time, I mean, we have a four-seat majority today. We actually fell to the majority of one place earlier this year. So, you know, if we can get close to double figures, that would be a really great night for us.”

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Scalise himself has traveled hundreds of miles in support of Republican candidates.

He has raised $70 million this election cycle, with $15 million going to the House GOP campaign and $10.4 million to 206 individual candidates and incumbents.

Scalise’s political team said he has visited at least 140 different districts to campaign for the 2024 cycle.

In October alone, a month before Election Day, Scalise held 66 events in 28 states.

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However, if Democrats win a majority in the House, Scalise – the longest-serving member of the GOP leadership in the House – insisted he is not interested in challenge House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as the top Republican in the House.

When asked if he would agree to run for minority leadership against Johnson if his colleagues asked him to, Scalise said firmly, “No.”

“We’re not talking about what happens if we lose the majority, because I’m not just focused on getting a majority, I’m also focused on getting seats. And anyone who thinks about defeat or anything like that is just out of place in their focus,” he said.