The Immigration Crackdown Begins.
President Trump on Wednesday ordered active-duty troops to the southern border to bolster federal, state and local law enforcers who are cracking down on migrants the president describes as “invading” the United States.
The initial force, according to the administration, is 1,500 troops, deployed as military airlift support for the Department of Homeland Security to deport more than 5,000 immigrants without legal status detained in San Diego, Calif., and El Paso, Texas.
That initial troop number could grow to as many as 10,000 active-duty military members in future missions, a defense official told reporters.
Trump, during a primetime Fox News interview Wednesday, floated an incorrect statistic to criticize the Biden administration’s handling of immigration and defend his blitz at the border. “There’s never been a country that allowed 21 million people to come in over a three-year period,” he said. (The Hill)
Donald Trump ran on an anti-immigrant platform which was a major factor in propelling him to the White House for a second term. Now the crackdown comes with many lingering questions like how to pay for the massive number of overtime hours it will take to make good on his promise. Furthermore, man of the people who he is targeting are vital to certain sectors of the economy and many have pushed back on his deportation efforts, even some in his own party.
