How Trump plans to deport millions from US
With Donald Trump’s win on Wednesday, analysts have revived mention of his plan earlier this year to crack down on immigration.
This includes using a range of tools to deport millions of people in the U.S. each year, ranging from obscure laws to military funds.
Experts say that such an effort would dramatically disrupt local communities and economies across the U.S. while sowing fear among millions of people without legal status.
Axios reported in February Trump has said he wants to mobilize immigration agents, along with the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal prosecutors, the National Guard, and even state and local law enforcement officers to carry out deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Trump has long campaigned on anti-immigrant fears.
Experts say Trump’s plan could be like one in the 1950s that saw more than 1 million undocumented Mexican immigrants deported under President Dwight Eisenhower.
It was the largest deportation operation in U.S. history.
The operation used military-style tactics to round up and house up to 1.3 million people from Mexico, including some U.S. citizens.
Trump has made similar promises in the past, but deportation levels during his presidency never reached what they were under his predecessor, Barack Obama.
About 39% of the 10.5 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. are of Mexican nationality.
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