1105 President Trump’s immigration policies: Which model for immigration law? di Roberto Scarciglia Abstract: Le politiche sull’immigrazione del Presidente Trump: quale modello per il diritto dell’immigrazione? – The aim of this chapter is to provide some reflections on President Trump’s immigration policies. Trump’s administration has achieved a reduction in the number of immigrants during the presidential term, implementing a trend of violation of human rights, and racial violence, through Muslim bans, zero tolerance, and a war on immigration diversity. From this point of view, it is no wonder that some States and local governments refuse to assist the federal government attempts to deport undocumented immigrants. These jurisdictions, called ‘Sanctuary cities’, were at the centre of the growing political conflict over immigration policy. Keywords: Trump Administration, Immigration Policies, Human Rights, Judicial Review, Immigration Law. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. The’re rapists.” 1 [Donald J. Trump, 2015] 1. Introduction In this chapter, I will discuss how the President Donald Trump has dismantled the U.S. immigration system, during his Presidency, also trespassing human rights and constitutional values. The starting point of this brief analysis will be the U.S. Presidential elections and its relationship with the issue of immigration. There were significant differences between the 2016 and 2020 elections, which saw the election of Democratic candidate, Joe Biden. The issue of immigration had been at the center of the 2016 presidential election, in which President Trump made immigration, and border security, a political topic of his administration. He pledged to build a 1 Here’s Donald Trump’s Presidential Announcement Speech, Time, June 16, 2015, at time.com/3923128/Donald-trump-announcement-speech/