Denaturalization/deportation Project Sparks Fear Among Immigrant Communities-In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump stated that there would be “no price tag” on his plan to carry out the largest deportation of immigrants in U.S. history, emphasizing that the initiative would proceed regardless of the costs.
In a Thursday interview with NBC News, President-elect Donald Trump emphasized that one of his first priorities upon taking office in January would be to strengthen the U.S. border. When asked about his campaign promise of mass deportations, Trump asserted that his administration would have “no choice” but to follow through with the plan.
Throughout his campaign, Trump vowed to execute what he called the “largest deportation effort in American history.” When questioned about the cost, he responded, “It’s not a question of a price tag. We really have no choice. When people have killed and murdered, when drug lords have destroyed countries, they’re going back. There’s no price tag for that.”
Trump’s victory also included significant support from Latino voters, a demographic that Democrats had aimed to win over by highlighting Trump’s controversial immigration rhetoric and the racist joke made by a pro-Trump comedian about Puerto Rico.
In the interview, Trump partly attributed his success to his immigration message, saying, “They want borders, and they’re happy to have people come in, but they need to come in with respect and love for the country and legally.”
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Understand the deportation process
Deportation is the process of removing a noncitizen from the U.S. for violating immigration law.
The U.S. may detain and deport noncitizens who:
Violate their visa
Participate in criminal acts
Are a threat to public safety
“When individuals have committed crimes, when drug lords have wreaked havoc on nations, and now they’re being sent back to their home countries because they won’t be staying here, there’s no cost that can be put on that,” Trump remarked.
There are approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., based on estimates from the Department of Homeland Security in 2022, the most recent data available. However, Trump has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, that the actual number is more than double that.
A deportation effort of this magnitude would cost at least $315 billion, according to a report from the American Immigration Council published last month.
Trump’s political base has largely been built on the belief that an “invasion” of violent undocumented immigrants is “conquering” communities across the U.S. He has leveraged these fears to blame immigrants for rising crime, inflation, and election issues, playing on nativist sentiments.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/denaturalization-immigrants-justice-department.html
Trump allies, private sector quietly prepare for mass detention of immigrants
According to multiple sources familiar with the discussions, Donald Trump’s allies and some private sector figures have been quietly preparing for large-scale detention and deportation of migrants residing in the United States. With Trump now poised to take office again as president-elect, these plans are expected to intensify.
Immigration was a key issue in Trump’s 2024 campaign, with a renewed focus on mass deportation. While he continued to emphasize strong interior enforcement during his campaign, moving away from his 2016 focus on a border wall, members of his circle and private sector partners have been discussing how to implement this strategy.
Senior Trump adviser Jason Miller told CNN that a top priority on day one will be to reinstate the border policies from his previous administration and undo the changes made under President Joe Biden.
What is Deportation?
Deportation is the formal process by which a person, typically a foreign national, is removed from a country by the government for violating immigration laws. It can occur for various reasons, such as entering the country illegally, overstaying a visa, committing a serious crime, or violating the conditions of their immigration status.
Once a person is deported, they are usually banned from re-entering the country for a specified period, and the deportation is carried out by immigration enforcement agencies like the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Deportation is often part of the broader immigration enforcement process and can be contested in legal proceedings, but once finalized, it is carried out as a means of ensuring compliance with a country’s immigration laws.