"Fifteen months into the second Trump administration, data tells us that not only have arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement risen drastically compared to during the Biden administration, but agents are disproportionately arresting immigrants without criminal records, and targeting refugees, green-card holders, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients, and even U.S. citizens."
"I think that advocating 100 million deportations is ethnic cleansing. When I talk about population purge, I talk about the fact that they're trying [to remove all immigrants deemed un-American], which represents a dystopian United States stripped of any immigrants and littered with warehouses detaining everyone the administration deems un-American."
The Trump administration has dramatically escalated immigration enforcement beyond campaign promises, with ICE arrests rising significantly compared to the Biden administration. Data reveals that enforcement targets extend far beyond criminals to include immigrants without criminal records, refugees, green-card holders, DACA recipients, and even U.S. citizens. Record numbers of deaths have occurred in ICE custody during fiscal year 2026. Senate testimony from the Cato Institute's director of immigration studies characterized the administration's goal of deporting 100 million people as ethnic cleansing, indicating an endgame of removing all immigrants and establishing mass detention facilities.
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