Trump vows to create compensation fund for victims of illegal immigrant crime

Former President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that if elected, his administration will create a compensation fund to provide restitution for the victims of migrant crime, funded by U.S. government-seized assets of criminal gangs and drug cartels. 

Trump held an event on Tuesday morning from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, hosting mothers of victims of illegal immigrant crime. 

"Today, I'm announcing that for the first time, under my administration, we will be seizing the assets of the criminal gangs and drug cartels, and we will use those assets to create a compensation fund to provide restitution for the victims of migrant crime," Trump said Tuesday. "And the government will help in the restitution. But something has to be done, and we're going to get it done." 

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Trump blasted Vice President Kamala Harris for her role in the growing migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border, saying she has "obliterated our borders." 

Trump reminded those present that President Biden appointed Harris as his "border czar."

"She doesn't want to use that term, but, let's say, we'll just use different terms - she was responsible for the borders. Totally responsible," Trump said. "She never made one call to Border Patrol."