Trump admin faces backlash over largest mass deportation crackdown
The White House has announced the arrest of 538 undocumented immigrants. The U.S. Congress has passed a law enabling the deportation of individuals suspected of legal violations.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt announced on social media that 538 undocumented immigrants have been arrested. This announcement came on the heels of the U.S. Congress passing a law that allows the arrest and deportation of undocumented individuals suspected of violating the law.
The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals.The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway. Promises made. Promises kept, stated Leavitt.
Illegal migration was a key issue in Trump's election campaign, and the president's new regulations include, among other things, the suspension of asylum rights. Tom Homan, who is responsible for deportations and is known as the "border czar," emphasized in an interview with CNN that the priority is individuals convicted of crimes, though other undocumented immigrants will also be arrested. He added that officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are actively working in the field.
ICE is performing excellent right now out in the field, and they're gonna continue every day, assured Homan. The law does not require a person to be convicted of a serious crime to be deported, leading to a greater number of arrests.
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Controversies surrounding ICE actions
Reuters reported that during a raid in Newark, New Jersey, not only undocumented immigrants but also American citizens were detained. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka expressed outrage, stating that "one of the detainees is a U.S. military veteran, who suffered the indignity of having the legitimacy of his military documentation questioned."
Baraka stated that the raid violated the civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and emphasized that "Newark will not stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized."
