Trump orders major deportation push in Democrat-led cities
NEW YORK: US President
Donald Trump
on Sunday directed federal authorities to ramp up
deportation
efforts in
Democrat-led cities
, doubling down on a politicised anti-immigration drive after major protests in
Los Angeles
.
"We must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles,
Chicago
, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
"These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center," he claimed, citing debunked right-wing conspiracy theories that undocumented immigrants are voting in US elections in significant numbers.
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Trump has made deporting undocumented immigrants a key priority for his second term, after successfully campaigning against an alleged "invasion" by criminals.
Raids by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in Los Angeles have sparked days of mainly peaceful protests, though they have seen sporadic violence at times.
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Trump has pounced on the violent incidents to deploy 4,000 National Guards and 700 Marines to the Democrat-led city, against the wishes of local and state authorities.
California has sued to regain control of the National Guardsmen from Trump, arguing he overstepped his authority. That suit is working its way through federal court.
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