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Donald Trump is ramping up his selections for his new administration ahead of his move to the White House in January.
The U-S President-elect has already chosen several people to tackle key issues of his campaign's agenda, less than a week after his win in the U-S elections.
One the most significant issues outlined by Donald Trump is immigration, with Tom Homan backed for the role of 'border czar'.
Mr Homan has taken up a hardline stance on migration, saying he would be in charge of a large-scale operation that could see millions of people deported from the United States.
"What price do you put on National Security? Is it worth it?"
Reporter: "Is there a way to carry out mass deportation without separating families?"
Tom Homan: "Of course there is. Families can be deported together."
Tom Homan is the former director of ICE, the U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency which, during the previous Trump administration, saw thousands of migrants separated from their families.
Donald Trump has said he plans to move forward with the largest deportation plan in U-S history, with running mate J-D Vance putting figures at one million people per year.
While Mr Homan has not committed to any sort of figure, he has delivered a warning to all members of the Democratic party who might intend to make things difficult for them.
"I've seen some of these Democratic governors say that they're going to stand in the way, they're going to make it hard for us. Well, I've got a suggestion. If you're not going to help us, get the hell out of our way cause we're going to do it. So, if we can't get assistance from New York City, we may have to double the number of raids we send into New York City, cause we're going to do the job. We're going to do the job without you, or with you."
Beside Tom Homan, Mr Trump has also tipped longtime adviser Stephen Miller to another key position of his administration, naming him deputy chief of policy.
The reports were confirmed by vice-president elect J-D Vance, who called Mr Miller's selection "another great choice" via a post on social media.
Mr Miller, who was a senior adviser during the previous Trump administration, also supported the hardline migration policies.
In September 2017, then-president Donald Trump endorsed a new bill that would cut immigration into the U-S by half.
"What President Trump has done today is one of the most important legislative moves we've seen on this issue in many, many years. The president of the United States said: 'I'm taking a stand today for American workers and the American economy and we're putting American families first on immigration'. We're saying our compassion first and foremost is for struggling American families. And our focus is on the national interest. That is a major event.”
While these two appointments are set to focus on forwarding Mr Trump's views on migration, the announcements did not stop there.
The U-S president-elect has also selected former New York congressman Lee Zeldin as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
He says Mr Zeldin "will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses."
The appointment of Mr Zeldin comes following Mr Trump's pledge to pull back on many of the Biden administration's environmental laws in a bid to boost the U-S economy.
Speaking to Fox News following the announcement, the former congressman has pledged to support U-S-based companies.
"So day one and the first 100 days we have the opportunity to roll back regulations that are forcing businesses to be able to struggle. They're forced to cut costs internally. They are moving overseas altogether to be able to bolster liquidity in the American economy where the businesses strive to grow, expand, here and have the ability to export what they produce, as opposed to exporting their jobs and the companies themselves, there are regulations that the left wing of this country have been advocating through regulatory power that ends up causing businesses to go in the wrong direction."
New York representative Elise Stefanik has been selected as the U-S ambassador to the United Nations, a crucial role for the new administration's foreign policies.
Ms Stefanik currently serves as House Republican Chair, a position which she holds since 2021.
She was the youngest woman ever to be chosen for a House leadership position.
In her previous statements, Ms Stefanik has shown to be a defender of Israel, which could help push forward another of Mr Trump's key election messages.
"As long as I serve the American people, I will defend George Washington’s vision of religious pluralism and freedom. Today, this means crushing antisemitism at home and supplying the state of Israel with what it needs when it needs it, without conditions to achieve total victory in the face of evil."
Israel welcomed the appointment of Elise Stefanik through a post by its ambassador to the U-N Danny Danon on social media platform X.
The United Nations has vowed to work constructively with whoever the new U-S administration appoints to the position.
Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for U-N General Secretary Antonio Guterres says they will deal with all issues as they occur.
"There's a lot of things going on. We deal with one administration at a time in any member state. The Secretary-General's positions on the issues of the rights of migrants and refugees is well known, has been unaltered for a long time. We will speak to and comment on things once they happen, if they happen."
Mr Trump is attempting to fast-track the selection process by making appointments while Congress is in recess.
In a post on X, the president-elect said that any Republican seeking to be leader of the Senate must agree to this.
The idea was supported by three Republican senators who are vying for the position, along with X owner Elon Musk.
