During a recent rally in New York, Trump touted plans for a vast deportation initiative, urging his supporters to view the U.S. as under siege by undocumented immigrants. He declared, 'We’re gonna get these criminals out. I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered.' His language evokes a narrative of an enemy invasion, portraying immigrants in a decidedly negative light, presenting his vision for radical change in America’s immigration policy as an urgent need.
Experts express skepticism about the feasibility of Trump's deportation plans, acknowledging the complexity of current immigration processes. According to Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director at the American Immigration Council, 'the arrest of an undocumented migrant is just the start of a long and complicated process.' This involves housing detainees, navigating a backlog of immigration cases, and addressing resource challenges within agencies like ICE, which is significantly understaffed for the scale of the operations Trump envisions.
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