Trump to urge Congress for more funding for deportations in front of Laken Rileys parents

President Trump will urge legislators to give more funding for deportations in his Tuesday night speech before Congress — as the parents of Laken Riley and Jocelyn Nungaray, who were killed by illegal migrants, look on.“He’s also going to make an ask of Congress tonight, we need more border funding to continue with these deportations that have been incredibly successful because of the efforts of this administration, but we need more resources,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed in an interview with Fox News Tuesday morning.Leavitt said Trump has been “engaged” in negotiations to get border funding bills through the House and Senate, but will still be urging Congress to step up “to get the deal done.”The president’s border czar Tom Homan has previously stressed that ICE can only carry out as many deportations as resources allow, including agents and funding for migrant beds.Trump will also speak about the war in Ukraine, the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, how he will “fix the economic mess” created by former President Biden and tout his accomplishments in his first month as president.Trump’s address to Congress is scheduled to begin at 9:10 p.m.The speech, although similar in form to a State of the Union address, doesn’t carry the same name due to the president not being inpower for the last year. The president has teased that he will be very direct in his messaging and that the speech will be “big.”“TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG.

I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS!” Trump posted Monday on Truth Social. A source close to the White House told The Post the speech will be an “America first victory lap” that will be focused on the border. The theme, Leavitt said, is “Renewal of the American Dream.”Trump’s other guests include “everyday American heroes,” including the family of Corey Comperatore, Marc Fogel and his mother Malphine Fogel, and Stephanie Diller, the widow of the slain NYPD officer Jonathan Dille...