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Trump Secretly Orders Mass Arrests After ICE Disasters
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Former President Donald Trump secretly ordered a surge in immigration arrests, resulting in over 10,000 detentions within five days, doubling daily arrest numbers from earlier this year to around 2,000 per day.
- The crackdown contrasts with last year's chaotic enforcement operations, which included shootings by Border Patrol and ICE agents, leading to the deaths of two U.S. citizens and resignations of top officials.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has pledged a quieter, less public enforcement approach, though recent media appearances have been marked by errors and questionable data.
- The recent surge aims to fulfill Trump's promise of mass deportations, following a Supreme Court decision that expanded his immigration policy powers but blocked ending birthright citizenship.
- The crackdown has caused fear among immigrant communities nationwide, with reports of arrests during routine activities and interventions by congressional officials to secure releases.
