What began as a political sweet game: “surprise-surprize: guess who’s back?”—now seems to be taking a heavy toll on the world's democracy. Heavy toll suggests an elephant in the room. To many, the surprise has turned into terror, as the reelection of President Trump as the 47th President of the United States on November 5, 2024, promises to be inauspicious to democracy. This political shift has significant implications for global immigration narratives, as the U.S. reaffirms its hardline stance on border control and refugee admissions. One of the administration's most controversial policies has been the initiation of mass deportations, targeting undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers in an aggressive bid to reshape the U.S. immigration system. Immigration is a global crisis. The American example echoes the dilemmas faced by European nations like Denmark, intensifying the global debate over social sustainability and humanitarian obligations.