How Americans say they really feel about deporting immigrants
1 month, 1 week ago

How Americans say they really feel about deporting immigrants

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump’s signature promise during his campaign was to carry out the “largest deportation” operation in U.S. history, targeting all migrants “who violated the law coming into this country.” Since anyone living in the U.S. without legal permission has broken civil immigration law, Trump would have to deport all of the 11 million to 12 million immigrants living without legal authorization in the U.S., not just people who have committed serious crimes. For example, one July 2024 poll using a “forced-choice” question asked people whether they’d rather see “a way for undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements … to stay here legally” or “a national effort to deport and remove all illegal immigrants” from the U.S. Another type of question used by pollsters focuses people’s attention on only one choice by asking them how much they support a policy like deportation, but without mentioning alternatives. What the polls say In total, I found 14 polls conducted during the past eight years that measured Americans’ opinions on both mass deportation and legalizing status. These polls suggest that over the past eight years, Americans’ overall support for mass deportation has increased from around 22% to around 44%.

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What the Data Shows About Trump's Immigration Policies and Deportations So Far
3 weeks, 1 day ago

What the Data Shows About Trump's Immigration Policies and Deportations So Far

New York Times  

What the Data Shows About Trump’s Immigration Enforcement So Far President Trump’s drastic reshaping of immigration enforcement toward a goal of deporting millions has led to nearly 23,000 arrests and 18,000 deportations in the past month, federal data shows. ICE is arresting and detaining more people Daily average of new detentions in which ICE was the arresting authority 1,000 872 …

Deporting millions of immigrants would shock US economy, increase housing, food and other prices
1 month, 1 week ago

Deporting millions of immigrants would shock US economy, increase housing, food and other prices

New Indian Express  

One of President Donald Trump’s major promises during the 2024 presidential campaign was to launch mass deportations of immigrants living in the US without legal authorization. If Trump does make good on his promise of mass deportations, our research shows that removing millions of immigrants would be costly for everyone in the US, including American citizens and businesses. Food costs …

Trump is reportedly ‘angry’ that deportation numbers aren’t as high as he promised: ‘It’s driving him nuts’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump is reportedly ‘angry’ that deportation numbers aren’t as high as he promised: ‘It’s driving him nuts’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump is …

Trump’s Mass Deportations Have Officially Begun
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Mass Deportations Have Officially Begun

Huff Post  

Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests surged the week after President Donald Trump took office, with arrests Sunday totaling nearly 1,000 in a coordinated operation with other federal law enforcement agencies. One of the major reasons why such a wide gulf separates the two presidents’ interior deportation figures is that Biden generally followed prosecutorial discretion guidelines that prioritized deporting people who …

Mass deportations will happen every day for 4 years and the numbers will grow, Trump’s ‘border czar’ says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mass deportations will happen every day for 4 years and the numbers will grow, Trump’s ‘border czar’ says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Trump “border czar” Tom Homan said there will be mass …

Hundreds of migrants arrested as White House announces Trump deportation scheme underway
2 months ago

Hundreds of migrants arrested as White House announces Trump deportation scheme underway

ABC  

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested on Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as the White House said President Donald Trump's promised deportation operation had started. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump's administration on Thursday "arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals", adding "hundreds" were deported by military aircraft. ICE announced "538 …

Immigrants chained and handcuffed: Donald Trump kicks off massive deportation operation— White House shares photo
2 months ago

Immigrants chained and handcuffed: Donald Trump kicks off massive deportation operation— White House shares photo

Live Mint  

Hundreds of migrants were arrested Thursday in a significant move by the US government to implement President Donald Trump’s long-promised deportation operation. The deportation initiative is part of the broader immigration enforcement policies championed by Donald Trump, focusing on reducing illegal immigration and bolstering national security. The US has apprehended 538 criminal illegal immigrants, including a suspected terrorist and several …

US arrests over 500 illegal immigrants as mass deportations begin after Trump's takeover
2 months ago

US arrests over 500 illegal immigrants as mass deportations begin after Trump's takeover

India TV News  

As US President Donald Trump takes office in the United States, authorities have started their crackdown against illegal migrants, who entered the US to fulfil their American dreams. Here's what the White House said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the numbers as she said that the US authorities arrested 538 illegal migrants and deported hundreds using a military …

Americans pick which migrants Trump should send home first as mass deportation plan gets universal support
2 months, 1 week ago

Americans pick which migrants Trump should send home first as mass deportation plan gets universal support

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has promised that the biggest mass deportation in the history of America will begin on day one of his presidency, and voters say it can't come soon enough. It found that voters overwhelmingly believe tackling illegal immigration and deportations should be Trump's priority on day one. Partners polled 1,009 registered voters and asked for their one-word assessment of …

Who Are the Millions of Immigrants Trump Wants to Deport?
2 months, 1 week ago

Who Are the Millions of Immigrants Trump Wants to Deport?

New York Times  

Estimated 14 million people in 2024 Who Are the Millions of Immigrants Trump Wants to Deport? 1.1 million Waiting on asylum claim 2.6 million Other deferred action 280,000 Ukrainians Afghans 240,000 77,000 Groups that received humanitarian parole under Biden. 1.1 million Waiting on asylum claim 2.6 million CBP One applicants 940,000 Humanitarian parole for specific countries 850,000 T.P.S. 1.1 million …

Some immigrants are already leaving the US in 'self-deportations' as Trump's threats loom
2 months, 1 week ago

Some immigrants are already leaving the US in 'self-deportations' as Trump's threats loom

New Indian Express  

TRACY: Michel Bérrios left the United States a few days before the new year, giving President-elect Donald Trump's campaign for mass deportations a small victory before they even started. A former leader of a Nicaraguan student uprising, Bérrios had been in the US legally, with nearly a year remaining under President Joe Biden's unprecedented use of humanitarian parole authority for …

Opinion: Why Trump’s plan to deport millions will fall far short of what it promises
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Why Trump’s plan to deport millions will fall far short of what it promises

LA Times  

Rocio Rebollar Gomez is consoled by a friend in Tijuana after being deported in 2020. Will President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “launch the largest deportation program in American history” truly keep millions of immigrants out of the country? In fiscal 2020, for example, the federal government classified 40% of deportations as “reinstatements of removal,” meaning the deportees had reentered the …

How much will Trump's mass deportation plan cost? Can the US afford it?
3 months ago

How much will Trump's mass deportation plan cost? Can the US afford it?

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious deportation strategy aims to remove millions of undocumented immigrants, but the costs are staggering. File Image/Reuters United States President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of undocumented immigrants has raised the question about what the financial and logistical feasibility of such an operation would be. The American Immigration Council estimates that to deport one million …

Trump's mass deportation plan plunged into crisis by ultra-conservative Republican rebels
3 months ago

Trump's mass deportation plan plunged into crisis by ultra-conservative Republican rebels

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar deportation plan was plunged into doubt over the weekend as 38 Republican rebels defied his demands on the government funding bill. Donald Trump may face opposition on his mass deportation program from his own party over his demands to spend big on the border Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., left, and Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, …

US deportations rose to decade high in fiscal 2024, outpacing Trump years
3 months ago

US deportations rose to decade high in fiscal 2024, outpacing Trump years

Hindustan Times  

By Ted Hesson US deportations rose to decade high in fiscal 2024, outpacing Trump years WASHINGTON, - U.S. deportations of immigrants rose in the past year to the highest level since 2014, according to a U.S. government report released on Thursday, part of a broader push by outgoing President Joe Biden to reduce illegal immigration. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement …

Some parts of Trump’s deportation plan may be ‘Obama-esque.’ There’s a reason for that
3 months, 1 week ago

Some parts of Trump’s deportation plan may be ‘Obama-esque.’ There’s a reason for that

CNN  

Washington CNN — President-elect Donald Trump promised mass deportation on the campaign trail, and while the scale of it remains vague, the elements of the plan are an unlikely call back to former President Barack Obama who was billed the “deporter-in-chief” by Democrats and immigrant advocates. Trump’s plans also include bringing back family detention, which has been widely criticized by …

Trump’s mass deportation plan could hurt the country more than the Great Recession, report says
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s mass deportation plan could hurt the country more than the Great Recession, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign promise of sweeping deportations could result …

What Trump’s Deportation Threats Really Mean
3 months, 2 weeks ago

What Trump’s Deportation Threats Really Mean

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a Sunday interview with NBC News, President-elect Donald Trump repeated what is becoming one of the incoming administration’s most provocative talking points: When parents of U.S. citizens face deportation, his administration will deport the whole family together. “I don’t want to be breaking up families,” Trump said when asked how mass deportation would impact America’s roughly …

Column: This is why Donald Trump just doubled down on mass deportation of millions of immigrants
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Column: This is why Donald Trump just doubled down on mass deportation of millions of immigrants

LA Times  

Migrants walk past buoys being used as a floating barrier in the Rio Grande at the border between Texas and Mexico. A chilling scene in the new movie “Wicked” sums up what’s wrong with President-elect Donald Trump’s view of immigrants. “The best way to bring folks together,” the Wonderful Wizard of Oz tells the women, “is to give them a …

Economists panic over deportation plans in J.D. Vance's home state
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Economists panic over deportation plans in J.D. Vance's home state

Raw Story  

In a recent survey, a majority of Ohio economists said that mass deportations would harm the state’s economy. When asked if the move would significantly reduce the state’s economic output, 14 said yes, three said no and three were uncertain. “Deportations represent negative supply shocks as well as negative demand shocks, both suggesting a decrease in real output.” Among the …

Opinion: How Trump 2.0 could make mass deportation a reality
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: How Trump 2.0 could make mass deportation a reality

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations. But if “mass deportation” means a reshifting of core government priorities, reflected in countless actions, then we are indeed on the brink of an era of mass deportation. The Trump administration could understaff immigration offices designed to confer immigration benefits and concentrate instead on revoking statuses to leave people more …

Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Would Wreak Havoc on the Economy
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Would Wreak Havoc on the Economy

Slate  

This article was originally featured in Foreign Policy, the magazine of global politics and ideas. “I don’t think people have really understood how potentially big that effect is.” Around 11 million people are estimated to be in the United States illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security, a population that accounts for nearly 5 percent of the total U.S. …

Trump's Mass Deportations: What He Can Actually Do
4 months ago

Trump's Mass Deportations: What He Can Actually Do

Huff Post  

In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election to a second term as president, attention has turned to his highest-profile campaign promise: the mass deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States. And Homan said earlier this month that the “massive deportation operation” would be focused on “those people entering the country illegally, which is a crime.” It’s …

How many people did Obama, Biden and Trump actually deport?
4 months ago

How many people did Obama, Biden and Trump actually deport?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During Trump’s term in office, approximately 1.2 million people were deported through removal orders. …

Polls show growing support for mass deportation as Trump threatens to use military
4 months, 1 week ago

Polls show growing support for mass deportation as Trump threatens to use military

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Trump’s former acting ICE director Tom Homan will return to …

As Trump vows mass deportation, polls suggest growing support – but not a mandate
4 months, 1 week ago

As Trump vows mass deportation, polls suggest growing support – but not a mandate

CNN  

CNN — Support for deporting undocumented immigrants has grown since Donald Trump was last in office, a review of recent polling finds – as have nativist sentiments more broadly. Questions that simply ask whether people favor or oppose mass deportations find roughly half or more of the country in favor: 47% of Americans in a June Gallup poll said they …

4 ways Trump’s mass deportation plans could hurt your finances
4 months, 2 weeks ago

4 ways Trump’s mass deportation plans could hurt your finances

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has made tougher immigration enforcement a key campaign promise in each of his White House bids. That contributes to the overall US economy: If current immigration levels are sustained, the country’s real gross domestic product could increase by 0.2 percentage points each year over the next decade, leaving it 2% higher in 2034, according to …

Deportations actually dropped under Trump during first presidency
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Deportations actually dropped under Trump during first presidency

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — Given his rhetoric demonizing undocumented immigrants and his promise to engage in mass deportations when he returns to the White House in January, it’s kind of shocking that deportations actually dropped in the four years Donald Trump was president. Trump also authorized immigration raids at businesses, something …

4 ways Trump’s mass deportation plans could hurt your finances
4 months, 2 weeks ago

4 ways Trump’s mass deportation plans could hurt your finances

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has made tougher immigration enforcement a key campaign promise in each of his White House bids. That contributes to the overall US economy: If current immigration levels are sustained, the country’s real gross domestic product could increase by 0.2 percentage points each year over the next decade, leaving it 2% higher in 2034, according to …

Deportations actually dropped under Trump during first presidency
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Deportations actually dropped under Trump during first presidency

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — Given his rhetoric demonizing undocumented immigrants and his promise to engage in mass deportations when he returns to the White House in January, it’s kind of shocking that deportations actually dropped in the four years Donald Trump was president. Trump also authorized immigration raids at businesses, something …

Ramaswamy backs Trump’s mass deportations as ‘pragmatic’ approach
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramaswamy backs Trump’s mass deportations as ‘pragmatic’ approach

Politico  

Ramaswamy said the “pragmatic” approach would include deporting illegal immigrants who have committed a crime — which he said would already bring “the largest mass deportation in history.” He also said there should be no federal aid allowed to help subsidize illegal immigration. “Not to sanctuary cities, not to federal aid to people in this country illegally, and we’ll see …

Trump planning ‘largest mass deportation operation’ — on day one
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump planning ‘largest mass deportation operation’ — on day one

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has called immigrants “animals,” “monsters,” and “murderers,” and said they are “poisoning the blood of our country.” He falsely claimed they are responsible for a “surge in crime,” because “it’s in their genes,” and claimed they’re “eating the pets.” Trump, now the president-elect, reportedly plans to conduct a massive deportation operation of undocumented immigrants on his first day …

Trump planning ‘largest mass deportation operation’ — on day one
Trending News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump planning ‘largest mass deportation operation’ — on day one

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has called immigrants “animals,” “monsters,” and “murderers,” and said they are “poisoning the blood of our country.” He falsely claimed they are responsible for a “surge in crime,” because “it’s in their genes,” and claimed they’re “eating the pets.” Trump, now the president-elect, reportedly plans to conduct a massive deportation operation of undocumented immigrants on his first day …

Donald Trump's Mass Deportation Plans Would Ensnare U.S. Citizens And Tear The Country Apart
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump's Mass Deportation Plans Would Ensnare U.S. Citizens And Tear The Country Apart

Huff Post  

Former President Donald Trump’s most significant policy plank in his third presidential campaign is to implement a system of mass deportation to remove up to 20 million noncitizens from the United States, a plan that apparently aims to not only remove people living here illegally but also to chase away ― or accidentally round up ― U.S. citizens as well. …

Trump's mass deportation plan of undocumented migrants offers few specifics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's mass deportation plan of undocumented migrants offers few specifics

NPR  

Trump's mass deportation plan of undocumented migrants offers few specifics Immigration has been a major issue of the presidential campaign. INSKEEP: NPR immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd has been asking how that would work based on what the candidates have said. He also has said he would use local police, and Trump and his allies have talked about invoking the Insurrection …

Trump’s main selling point turns toxic: Mass deportation is a polling loser
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s main selling point turns toxic: Mass deportation is a polling loser

Salon  

As we head into the final stretch of the cycle, Donald Trump, who has made his entire candidacy a referendum on immigration, will not discuss his mass deportation plans in detail—not in a recent Univision town hall nor his one debate with Kamala Harris. Since those debates, Trump has only leaned deeper into mass deportations, while Harris has aggressively made …

Republicans Duck Questions About Trump's Plan For Mass Deportations
5 months, 1 week ago

Republicans Duck Questions About Trump's Plan For Mass Deportations

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s militaristic plan to deport as many as 20 million undocumented immigrants would tear apart families, likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars, harm the economy, and raise all sorts of constitutional, humanitarian and logistical problems. The camps would be built “on open land in Texas near the border” and would have the capacity to house …

“A climate of fear”: Trump's mass deportations could bring "human misery" in 2025
6 months ago

“A climate of fear”: Trump's mass deportations could bring "human misery" in 2025

Salon  

In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump is promising to deport millions of migrants now living in the U.S. if he is elected. In “Walls and Mirrors,” his study of Mexican-American immigration, historian David G. Gutiérrez quotes one Mexican American at the time saying, “I still don’t know if I’m for or against the braceros” but adding, “I also know …

Kamala Harris warns of Trump's plans for 'the largest mass deportation in history'... even though most Americans think it SHOULD happen
6 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris warns of Trump's plans for 'the largest mass deportation in history'... even though most Americans think it SHOULD happen

Daily Mail  

Kamala Harris slammed rival Donald Trump's plan for mass deportations of immigrants in the country illegally as a new poll shows more Americans support the proposal. The 59-year-old vice president was speaking at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 47th Annual Leadership Conference in Washington as she works to secure support from crucial Latino voters in the 2024 election. Vice President …

Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people — but how would that work?
7 months ago

Trump promises mass deportations of undocumented people — but how would that work?

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — “Mass deportation now!” is a catchphrase for the Trump presidential campaign, as the Republican nominee proposes a crackdown on immigration that would oust thousands of undocumented people. At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, delegates waved “Mass Deportation Now” signs as Trump said “to keep our families safe, the Republican platform promises to launch the largest …

Trump has promised deportations on an unprecedented scale
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump has promised deportations on an unprecedented scale

NPR  

Trump has promised deportations on an unprecedented scale The idea of deporting millions of undocumented immigrants gained traction during the RNC. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Republican National Convention wrapped up yesterday with a speech from former President Donald Trump, where he focused largely on immigration. SHAPIRO: So to the promises that Donald Trump made last night, one of the things …

US migrant agenda ‘dangerous despite deportations cut’
7 years, 2 months ago

US migrant agenda ‘dangerous despite deportations cut’

Al Jazeera  

Data from the US and Mexico shows Obama removing more Mexican citizens, though Trump has stepped up interior removals. The administration of President Donald Trump is still pursuing “a dangerous anti-immigrant agenda”, activists have warned, despite recent figures showing a significant decrease in the number of deportations of Mexican citizens from the United States. Sarmiento said “it’s wishful thinking” to …

Despite tough talk and more arrests, deportations steady under Trump
7 years, 10 months ago

Despite tough talk and more arrests, deportations steady under Trump

CNN  

Story highlights Deportations in the first three months of this term lag behind the Obama administration It can take years to deport an immigrant after an arrest Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a centerpiece of his administration – but so far his administration is deporting fewer people than his predecessor. According to …

Mexico braced for Trump’s deportation policy
8 years, 4 months ago

Mexico braced for Trump’s deportation policy

Al Jazeera  

Already dealing with unemployment and drug cartels, Guerrero state anticipates possible 1 million deportees from US. Under proposals put forward by President-elect Donald Trump, Mexico could see millions of people streaming back with no jobs available; the country might lose some of the billions of dollars in remittances sent home annually; and some jobless deportees could swell the ranks of …

Don’t act so shocked at Trump’s plans to deport 3 million illegal immigrants – Obama has deported 2.5 million
8 years, 4 months ago

Don’t act so shocked at Trump’s plans to deport 3 million illegal immigrants – Obama has deported 2.5 million

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to BCS’s 60 Minutes, the …

2016: It’s deportation time
9 years, 2 months ago

2016: It’s deportation time

Al Jazeera  

The US Department of Homeland Security is starting the new year off with a bang. On the final page of my friend Juan’s Mexican passport are two words, handwritten in English and in capital letters: “ORDERED REMOVED.” Following are 43 numbers, letters, parentheses, and other marks, courtesy of the United States Department of Homeland Security, which deported him from Newark …

Barack Obama removes threat of deportation for nearly 5 million people in sweeping immigration reforms
10 years, 4 months ago

Barack Obama removes threat of deportation for nearly 5 million people in sweeping immigration reforms

ABC  

US president Barack Obama has imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans. With 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country, Mr Obama's plan would let 4.4 million people who are parents of US citizens and legal permanent residents remain in …

The Deported: America’s Immigration Battle
11 years, 1 month ago

The Deported: America’s Immigration Battle

Al Jazeera  

Fault Lines investigates what happens to families torn apart by a broken immigration system in the United States. Meanwhile, in the halls of Congress, the immigration reform debate is still at a standstill, and a civil disobedience movement has spread across the country pushing for Obama to halt deportations until reform passes. Fault Lines looks beneath the political rhetoric to …

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