Mass Deportation Is Much Harder Than Trump Thinks

OA1100 - Donald Trump’s promises of “mass deportation” have been dominating the headlines, but what do we actually know about what the coming administration is planning--and who should actually be concerned? Matt explains how immigration enforcement actually works in practice under the current system, including its current practical and logistical limitations. We then break down the ways that Trump has told us that he intends to subvert or get around the existing system and the law (or lack thereof) behind these unprecedented proposals before ending with some ideas for how you can help to prepare to stand up to mass enforcement actions in your community.

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• “Trump’s Possibly Illegal Border Posse,” Matt Cameron, The New Republic (5/2/2019)

• “The 287(g) Program: An Overview,” American Immigration Council (July 2021) 

• “License to Abuse: How the 287(g) Program Empowers Racist Sherriffs,” ACLU (2022)

• “National Map of 287(g) Agreements,” Immigration Legal Resource Center

• “Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps, and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans,” New York Times (11/11/2023) 

• Make the Road v. Wolf, 962 F. 3d 612, D.C. Cir. (2020)

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