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Trump deportation blitz intensifies — as does the criticism

5 30
28.01.2025

President Trump’s deportation blitz is picking up steam — along with criticism from Democrats that the administration’s actions will harm communities and hurt the economy without solving the border crisis.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a small handful of other federal agencies have conducted raids over the past few days which led to the arrest of more than 2,000 people, including almost 1,000 on Sunday alone, ICE said.

Democrats accuse Trump of seeking petty political revenge by launching the deportation raids in deep blue cities like Chicago, where he frequently clashes with Democratic officials.

“These unwarranted raids have not only targeted hardworking individuals but, alarmingly, have also wrongfully targeted U.S. citizens and veterans,” said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), head of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

“Such actions sow fear, disrupt families, destabilize local economies, and undermine public trust,” he added.

Tom Homan, Trump’s “border czar” who was in Chicago on Sunday to oversee the deportation operations, is pushing back on those criticisms. He said the administration is merely upholding the law — one he said has been ignored in Washington for too long.

“President Trump’s gonna secure the border as promised to the American people and we’re gonna enforce immigration laws. That’s what we’re gonna do — without apology,” Homan told reporters in Washington on........

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