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spanone

(139,408 posts)
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:22 PM Jun 15

AP:Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.”

He added that to reach the goal officials ”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’s declaration comes after weeks of increased enforcement, and after Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and main architect of Trump’s immigration policies, said 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.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-ice-deportations-protests-65fa8d64ea12a78a0ee0ebeea008ee4d

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AP:Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests (Original Post) spanone Jun 15 OP
The map they posted recently dweller Jun 15 #1
This ain't no democracy spanone Jun 15 #2
Looks Ike Indiana University. Specific target. Captain Zero Jun 15 #7
Looking at my home state of Washington Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday #11
How will this all end? dchill Jun 15 #3
It's going to be a long hot summer. Klarkashton Jun 15 #8
Now that so many people have attended rallies around the country, travelingthrulife Jun 15 #4
This would probably be a really bad time for them to show up in Minneapolis dflprincess Jun 15 #5
Trump was mumbling about not messing with Klarkashton Jun 15 #6
I'd bet good money there is a higher percentage of "illegals" in NW Arkansas than in Chicago. sinkingfeeling Jun 15 #9
Good luck trying to cover that map newdeal2 Monday #10

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(124,852 posts)
11. Looking at my home state of Washington
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:29 PM
Monday

There are a lot of Republican counties colored orange. Basically, once you step out of the Puget Sound region, where most people live, you're in Trump country.

But Donny was never known for his smarts.

travelingthrulife

(2,722 posts)
4. Now that so many people have attended rallies around the country,
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:30 PM
Jun 15

they won't be able to bullshit as easily. We will have more allies everywhere.

dflprincess

(28,874 posts)
5. This would probably be a really bad time for them to show up in Minneapolis
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:30 PM
Jun 15

we just aren't in the mood for anymore right wing crap.

Klarkashton

(3,632 posts)
6. Trump was mumbling about not messing with
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:30 PM
Jun 15

Laborers but they shut his ass up and put him straight. He isn't running anything anymore, he is sick and is nothing but a mouthpiece for project 2025.

sinkingfeeling

(55,647 posts)
9. I'd bet good money there is a higher percentage of "illegals" in NW Arkansas than in Chicago.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:58 PM
Jun 15

That's a percentage of the total population.

newdeal2

(3,013 posts)
10. Good luck trying to cover that map
Mon Jun 16, 2025, 12:02 AM
Monday

They deployed around 4K to LA which is a tiny amount to cover a huge city.

To me this is all for Trump’s ego.

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