Trump administration raids on illegal immigrants to start on day one, US media reports

The crackdown on detaining and deporting illegal immigrants in the US will begin on the first day of Trump’s new administration, US media reports.

These projects – threatened by Donald Trump’s “border king” Tom Homan – could begin in Chicago, a city with a large number of immigrants, from Tuesday, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Trump has said he will oversee the largest deportation order in US history.

In an interview with Fox News this week, Homan promised a “massive attack” across the country. He has already said Chicago will be “ground zero” for mass deportations.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) routinely deports illegal immigrants. However, the task expected to be implemented after Trump’s inauguration on Monday is expected to target so-called “sanctuary” cities that reduce cooperation with immigration authorities.

Along with Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles are among the many US cities that have adopted “sanctuary” policies.

“On January 21st, you’re going to see a lot of ICE agents in your city looking for criminals and criminals,” Homan told a Republican convention in Chicago last month. Believe it. It will happen.

New York, Los Angeles, Denver and Miami are also expected to be targeted, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the plans.

Under the leadership of Democratic President Joe Biden, ICE often prioritized the arrest of illegal immigrants who were serious criminals, who had recently crossed the border or posed a threat to national security.

While the Trump administration has indicated it will start with immigrants who have committed crimes, illegal immigrants — including those who have been working in the US for years and have no criminal record — can be arrested and deported.

Threats of immigration to construction sites where immigrants are also employed are expected to resume, after being canceled by the Biden administration, according to CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.

In the face of expected US law enforcement, many migrant farm workers have been seeking advice on dealing with immigration authorities and assigning their children to temporary foster care.

“The government hasn’t been sworn in yet, but people are already scared,” Sarait Martinez, director of Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño, which supports Mexican farm workers in California, told Reuters.

As well as promising to deport millions of immigrants and threatening to threaten the workplace, others reports suggest that Trump may also overturn policies that have prevented churches from being arrested by ICE..

However, the coming attacks could pose a serious challenge to the authorities – with limited storage capacity.

Meanwhile, the Laken Riley Act – named after a college student who was killed last year in Georgia by a Venezuelan man previously arrested for shoplifting – is expected to be passed by US lawmakers next week.

The law would require the government to detain US immigrants suspected of criminal activity – even if they have not been charged with any crime.