Expand deportations in Democrat-ruled cities, orders Trump
US President Donald Trump has instructed federal immigration authorities to expand the detention and deportation of individuals from cities governed by Democrats, following widespread protests in Los Angeles and several other major cities opposing his administration's immigration policies and raids on immigrants.In a Truth Social post, Trump urged federal agencies to use every effort to carry out "the largest mass deportation program in history (sic)", specifically mentioning Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York as key focus areas.advertisementSince June 6, widespread protests have erupted in these cities and others in response to raids targeting undocumented migrants.
"These, and other such cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Centre, where they use illegal aliens to expand their voter base, cheat in elections, and grow the welfare state, robbing good-paying jobs and benefits from hard-working American citizens. These radical left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our country, and actually want to destroy our inner cities — and they are doing a good job of it (sic)," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social media site.Trump's declaration comes after weeks of increased enforcement.Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and main architect of Trump's immigration policies, even said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers would target at least 3,000 arrests a day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of Trump's second term, news agency Associated Press reported.advertisementAt the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants, and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, AP reported, citing an unnamed US official familiar with the matter.Trump, in a social media post last Thursday, said he heard from the hotel, agriculture, and leisure industries that his "very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long-time workers away from them" and vowed that changes would be made.TRUMP FACES BACKLASH ON HANDLING OF PROTESTSTrump has drawn legal scrutiny and public backlash over his handling of the protests, especially for deploying the military in an effort to suppress the unrest.Opponents of Trump's immigration policies joined mostly peaceful "No Kings" protests on Saturday, coinciding with his large parade in Washington marking the US Army's 250th anniversary.Police in Los Angeles and Portland used tear gas and crowd-control tactics to disperse protesters after demonstrations continued into the evening.A shooting at a "No Kings" march in Salt Lake City, Utah, left one person dead.Trump claimed deploying troops was essential to controlling the protests — a claim challenged by state and local officials.Trump issued his call for increased enforcement in Democrat-led cities via social media before leaving the White House for Canada to attend the G7 Summit in Alberta.Tune InMust Watch
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