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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.

oyarde
06-21-2019, 04:40 PM
They have more resources than that .

Zippyjuan
06-21-2019, 04:53 PM
They have more resources than that .

Presently most of their allocated resources are being used up dealing with the asylum seekers.

TheTexan
06-21-2019, 05:09 PM
They lack the resources to do much more than they are already doing.

Then they need more funding.

They should be raiding every home possibly harboring an illegal. Which is every home that doesn't have a MAGA sign in their yard.

TheTexan
06-21-2019, 05:10 PM
Presently most of their allocated resources are being used up dealing with the asylum seekers.

The only resources needed for dealing with asylum seekers are prison transport buses headed south.

oyarde
06-21-2019, 05:14 PM
The only resources needed for dealing with asylum seekers are prison transport buses headed south.

I can live with that .

Danke
06-21-2019, 05:15 PM
Then they need more funding.

They should be raiding every home possibly harboring an illegal. Which is every home that doesn't have a MAGA sign in their yard.

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timosman
06-21-2019, 05:17 PM
6526

How much did the Obamacare website cost? I think it was only $3.5B :tears:

TheTexan
06-21-2019, 05:19 PM
Everyone should be doing their part to help

If you see an immigrant who looks like is probably here illegally, report them:

https://www.ice.gov/webform/hsi-tip-form

Zippyjuan
06-21-2019, 07:56 PM
https://www.axios.com/immigration-ice-deportation-trump-obama-a72a0a44-540d-46bc-a671-cd65cf72f4b1.html


Trump isn't matching Obama deportation numbers

https://graphics.axios.com/2019-06-19-deportations/images/2019-06-19-deportations-desktop.png

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported more immigrants this fiscal year than any full fiscal year of Donald Trump's presidency, but it has yet to reach Barack Obama's early deportation levels, according to new internal Department of Homeland Security figures obtained by Axios.

Why it matters: With four months left in the fiscal year, it puts Trump's deportations in perspective and shows the reality behind the anti-immigrant pledges that have come to define his presidency.

By the numbers: Under the Obama administration, total ICE deportations were above 385,000 each year in fiscal years 2009-2011, and hit a high of 409,849 in fiscal 2012. The numbers dropped to below 250,000 in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

Under Trump, ICE deportations fell to 226,119 in fiscal 2017, then ticked up to over 250,000 in fiscal 2018 and hit a Trump administration high of 282,242 this fiscal year (as of June).

ICE and DHS didn't respond to a request for comment.

State of play: Trump kicked off his 2020 campaign with a familiar pledge to deport millions of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S., and announced that ICE will begin a series of raids across the country next week.

Yes, but: Such a pledge is ambitious given the current pressures on the agency and its limited resources. As the AP points out, ICE is "already overwhelmed, lacking staff, funding and detention space for its current work. And any massive roundup that includes deportation of families would be sure to spark outrage."




I hate it when charts don't completely copy. See link. Chart is US deportations by fiscal year (which ends in October). First column is for 2008 and the last 2019 through May. Orange is "convicted criminals" and grey is "other". Each grey horizontal line represents another 100,000 with 400,000 being the top one. Grey box is Trump years.

Swordsmyth
06-21-2019, 08:20 PM
Trump said that ICE will BEGIN deporting millions, this is the beginning.

Zippyjuan
06-21-2019, 08:34 PM
Trump said that ICE will BEGIN deporting millions, this is the beginning.

His newly named director of ICE says millions won't be deported. Trump made the millions claim just before his rally to officially announce he will seek re-election. It was a publicity stunt.


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.

Swordsmyth
06-21-2019, 08:38 PM
His newly named director of ICE says millions won't be deported. Trump made the millions claim just before his rally to officially announce he will seek re-election. It was a publicity stunt.
Trump is his boss, Trump will tell him to deport millions or replace him, he can easily be replaced.

TheCount
06-22-2019, 03:17 PM
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timosman
06-22-2019, 03:30 PM
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Stratovarious
06-22-2019, 03:35 PM
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Democrats will work out nothing, a complete waste of time.