Zippyjuan
06-21-2019, 04:33 PM
"Millions" is now down to a couple thousand. I said there would be a few token raids but not "millions" at Trump threatened. They lack the resources to do much more than they are already doing.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-plans-arrest-2k-family-members-deportation/story?id=63864202
Declaring "there has to be consequences" to coming to the U.S. illegally, the nation's top immigration enforcement official said in an interview Friday that the “rule of law” was at stake and "political will" needed, as his agency planned to arrest more than 2,000 undocumented immigrant family members.
In an interview with ABC News Live, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Mark Morgan said there were no plans to commence deportations in the range of “millions,” as President Donald Trump’s tweet Monday suggested was imminent.
But Morgan tells ABC the “integrity” of the system was in question. The agency planned to target more than 2,040 family members who had already received deportation orders but were still living inside the United States. CNN and The Washington Post reported that the focus of the raids would be in 10 cities and take place Sunday.
“This is not about fear,” Morgan said. “No one is instilling fear in anyone. This is about the rule of law and maintaining the integrity of the system.”
Morgan said the goal was to deter more people from coming illegally to the United States.
“Right now, the greatest pull factors for families to come here is they know that once they arrive in the U.S., they remain here untouched. We have to change that,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Mark Morgan told ABC News Live.
A record number of migrant families have arrived at the southern border in recent months. Of the roughly 144,000 migrants stopped by U.S. authorities in May, more than 105,000 came as families. The numbers represent the largest North American land migration trend in more than a decade.
The situation has strained resources along the border and frustrated Trump’s promise to curtail immigrants.
Last month, President Trump changed leadership at the Department of Homeland Security and called for a “tougher” approach. Morgan, who briefly led the Border Patrol in the Obama administration, was tapped by Trump to lead ICE just six weeks ago.
Asked whether the president’s Twitter announcement was “simply a restating of what the [agency] is doing right now” rather than an announcement of a new plan for mass deportations, Morgan said, “that’s correct.”
more at link.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-plans-arrest-2k-family-members-deportation/story?id=63864202
Declaring "there has to be consequences" to coming to the U.S. illegally, the nation's top immigration enforcement official said in an interview Friday that the “rule of law” was at stake and "political will" needed, as his agency planned to arrest more than 2,000 undocumented immigrant family members.
In an interview with ABC News Live, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Mark Morgan said there were no plans to commence deportations in the range of “millions,” as President Donald Trump’s tweet Monday suggested was imminent.
But Morgan tells ABC the “integrity” of the system was in question. The agency planned to target more than 2,040 family members who had already received deportation orders but were still living inside the United States. CNN and The Washington Post reported that the focus of the raids would be in 10 cities and take place Sunday.
“This is not about fear,” Morgan said. “No one is instilling fear in anyone. This is about the rule of law and maintaining the integrity of the system.”
Morgan said the goal was to deter more people from coming illegally to the United States.
“Right now, the greatest pull factors for families to come here is they know that once they arrive in the U.S., they remain here untouched. We have to change that,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Mark Morgan told ABC News Live.
A record number of migrant families have arrived at the southern border in recent months. Of the roughly 144,000 migrants stopped by U.S. authorities in May, more than 105,000 came as families. The numbers represent the largest North American land migration trend in more than a decade.
The situation has strained resources along the border and frustrated Trump’s promise to curtail immigrants.
Last month, President Trump changed leadership at the Department of Homeland Security and called for a “tougher” approach. Morgan, who briefly led the Border Patrol in the Obama administration, was tapped by Trump to lead ICE just six weeks ago.
Asked whether the president’s Twitter announcement was “simply a restating of what the [agency] is doing right now” rather than an announcement of a new plan for mass deportations, Morgan said, “that’s correct.”
more at link.