Anonymous wrote:Looks like ICE isn't hitting their deportation goals and Trump isn't happy about it. This article is an excellent read on the practical obstacles to mass deportations (insufficient funding, insufficient personnel, insufficient space in local jails, growing need--and perils of--going into local communities to find potential deportees, etc.). I've linked a gift article for those who are interested in reading it.

ICE struggles to boost arrest numbers despite infusion of resources
Trump has ordered a wartime effort to increase deportations, but ICE statistics show arrests have dipped so far this month.

ICE arrests have sagged so far this month, according to data provided by the Department of Homeland Security, declining from about 800 per day in late January after Trump took office to fewer than 600 during the first 13 days of February. The administration has stopped publishing daily numbers, and Trump officials said they will release the data on a monthly basis to conserve resources. It is a level well below the Trump administration’s goal of 1,200 to 1,500 arrests per day. “I’m not happy. We need more‚” Tom Homan, Trump’s designated “border czar,” said Thursday on Newsmax.
https://wapo.st/4hXaz2g

Anonymous wrote:Not only are daily deportation quotas down (see 12:56), but the DOJ has fired over two dozen immigration judges and another 18 or so judges in waiting.

Trump and co. are so incompetent that the MAGA wet dream of mass deportations may never happen at anywhere near the levels they dream of.

Justice Dept fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
“This firing occurred despite the fact that the Immigration Court currently has in the neighborhood of 3.5 MILLION pending cases and DOJ is asking Congress for more money to hire more people at EOIR!”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-fires-multiple-immigration-judges-case-backlog-rcna192365

Anonymous wrote:I read that he’s deporting half the number as Biden. The math makes sense since he half the president.

According to data ICE posted on X, the social-media platform formerly known as Twitter, the agency arrested 8,276 people between Jan. 22 and Jan. 31. It also issued 6,577 "detainers lodged" for people arrested by other law-enforcement agencies whom ICE has reason to believe are eligible for deportation. That's an average of 828 arrests and 658 detainers lodged per day — 980 arrests and 762 detainers lodged per day since Jan. 25, when ICE really started beefing up enforcement with widely reported raids in Chicago and other cities.

That's a big increase from the last year of published statistics under former President Joe Biden's administration. During fiscal year 2024 (from Oct. 1, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024), ICE reported 113,431 arrests, or an average of 310 per day. So Trump is certainly cracking down on immigration more than his predecessor did.

Anonymous wrote:Not only are daily deportation quotas down (see 12:56), but the DOJ has fired over two dozen immigration judges and another 18 or so judges in waiting.

Trump and co. are so incompetent that the MAGA wet dream of mass deportations may never happen at anywhere near the levels they dream of.

Justice Dept fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
“This firing occurred despite the fact that the Immigration Court currently has in the neighborhood of 3.5 MILLION pending cases and DOJ is asking Congress for more money to hire more people at EOIR!”

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-fires-multiple-immigration-judges-case-backlog-rcna192365

Anonymous wrote:This article outlines the Trump Administration plans for mass deportation. While in part relying on a “remain in Mexico” policy, it also requires the construction of an untold number of new detention facilities.

https://apple.news/Azc_QxwuoTymMEiX8wszEtA

First, this is going to take years to construct, and will line government contractors pockets with the overhead. Second, US citizens will be responsible for housing, food and transportation costs during the time period for adjudication. It seems like this set up is aimed to further privatize the deportation process at an enormous expense to American taxpayers.

Why is this more viable than having immigrants work while awaiting adjudication? Increase tracking capabilities and require employers of immigrants to maintain information on them. It will cost a fraction of the money used to construct and maintain these facilities.

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Anonymous wrote:Arrests like this are happening on a daily basis.... often times multiple arrests in a single day.
Some of these criminals have been allowed to remain in our country for years - able to prey on innocent people - thanks to the Biden administration and sanctuary cities.



Buckle up for this one.

NEW: ICE Boston has arrested a Guatemalan illegal alien charged w/ multiple counts of aggravated & forcible child rape in MA after ICE says their detainer request was ignored by the Essex County Superior Court due to sanctuary policy & he was released into the community on bail.

ICE found and arrested him in Framingham, MA, and he remains in federal custody.

ICE statement:

“Jose Fernando-Perez has been charged with some horrific crimes against a minor in our commonwealth,” said ICE Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “He is exactly the type of alien we are targeting with our ‘worst first’ policy. He posed a significant danger to the children of Massachusetts, and we will not tolerate such a threat to our community. ICE Boston will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by arresting and removing egregious alien offenders from our New England communities.”

That says he was charged, was he found guilty?

Anonymous wrote:It will pay for itself and much much more!