- Donald Trump’s administration pledged to carry out the largest deportation operation in the United States history
- Tom Homan, incoming “border czar,” announced deportation operations to begin on Trump’s Inauguration Day
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts to focus on sanctuary cities, including Chicago, New York, and Miami
Tom Homan, the incoming “border czar” for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, revealed plans for significant operations targeting undocumented immigrants beginning on the day of the new president’s inauguration.
Homan, who previously served as acting director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), described the looming deportation efforts as a “big raid” but explained that they would be “targeted enforcement operations” rather than indiscriminate actions while speaking with Fox News on January 18.
He added, “When ICE goes out, they’re going to know exactly who they’re looking for and pretty much where they’ll find them.”
Homan also indicated that the Trump administration intends to focus on city jails, particularly in sanctuary cities, which are known for limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
While reports from U.S. media suggested that Chicago may see a significant deployment of border agents as early as Tuesday, January 21 and that New York and Miami could also be involved, Homan declined to provide specifics on the exact timing or scope of the planned operations.
This announcement marked a continuation of Trump’s tough stance on immigration, which he emphasised during his first presidential campaign.
Travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries, end to birthright citizenship
In his second term, he has pledged to carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, though he has not specified the number of individuals to be affected.
In addition to mass deportations, Trump has vowed to reinstate a program requiring asylum-seeking migrants to wait in Mexico for their hearings.
He has also promised to revive a controversial travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries and to end birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of certain noncitizens.
The incoming administration is also considering measures to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with deportation efforts.
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