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What has Trump done?

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Trump’s Second Term Immigration Actions: Unprecedented and Harsh

The Trump 2.0 Presidency began with a flurry of bellicose executive orders promising a deportation initiative without precedent.  Some of his worst ideas, such as restricting birthright citizenship, have been blocked by courts.  Others are lying dormant waiting for a bureaucratic process to define the details of Trump’s utterances.

Real-Life Consequences of Trump’s Immigration Policies

In this post, I want to highlight the consequences of the Trump administration for real people.  The examples I provide below are certainly not comprehensive.  But each of them represents something that I would be very surprised to have seen in any other administration, Republican or Democrat.

Expulsion of Venezuelans Ignoring Court Orders

Deportation of Lebanese Doctor Despite Valid Visa

Arrest and Detention of Spouse of U.S. Citizen

Violent Detention of U.S. Permanent Resident

Permanent Resident Detained Due to “Foreign Policy Interests”

Deportation of Parents of U.S. Citizen Child with Cancer

Punitive Treatment of German Tourists by ICE

Harsh Detention of British Tourist

U.S. Citizen Wrongfully Detained by ICE

Trump’s Immigration Approach: Reckless Enforcement without Discretion

These are actual accounts of the impact that the Trump administration has had on people living in the United States.  In my opinion, none of these events would have occurred in previous administrations.  While US CBP denies admission to people every day and ICE deports people every day, these episodes show the fruition of Tom Homan’s plan not to use any discretion, prioritization or judgement in enforcing U.S. immigration law.  This approach amounts to a reckless carpet bombing of American communities by agencies that have been given a green light to make Trump’s vision of America come true.

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