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President Trump is pushing for large-scale deportations, but in order to achieve this, he will require the assistance of jails and sanctuary cities. According to immigration experts, cooperation from local law enforcement will be necessary to carry out the deportation of millions of individuals.
Written by Hamed Aleaziz
Hamed Aleaziz specializes in reporting on immigration policy and has experience reporting from Washington, D.C.
President-elect Donald J. Trump has not provided much detail on how he plans to implement the largest deportation effort in American history. Immigration experts believe that carrying out such a plan would be extremely challenging without help from jails and prisons.
There are concerns that Mr. Trump’s promises could lead to large-scale arrests in cities and states. However, a more effective approach might be to convince or compel more jail and prison officials to cooperate with federal immigration agents in identifying and deporting undocumented individuals.
Thomas D. Homan, a former top immigration official under President Trump, has been appointed as the "border czar" to oversee border security in the United States. He is known for his preference for apprehending migrants who are already in jails. Homan has stated that only one officer is needed to pick up several immigrants daily from county or state detention facilities.
Lately, Mr. Homan has been focusing on sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement by refusing to release certain detained immigrants or allow them access to their jails and prisons.
Last month, it was mentioned that big cities like New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles are still considered sanctuary cities. The speaker suggested that if these cities do not cooperate, President Trump may need to file a lawsuit again. Additionally, it was suggested that if these cities do not assist, the manpower in these cities may be increased.
On Sunday, Mr. Trump announced that ICE would be focusing their efforts on targeting criminals first.
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