More than 10,000 immigrants arrested in the last five days after White House push, report says
- Within the week after the Supreme Court granted Donald Trump several victories in his anti-immigration campaign, federal authorities reportedly arrested more than 10,000 people, including more than 2,400 immigrants within a single day.
- The apparent surge in immigration arrests was ordered by the White House, according to The New York Times, citing three officials with knowledge of the conversations.
- “The Trump administration is fulfilling the promise that President Trump was elected on — deporting criminal illegal aliens,” a White House official told The Independent.
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- Within the week after the Supreme Court granted Donald Trump several victories in his anti-immigration campaign, federal authorities reportedly arrested more than 10,000 people, including more than 2,400 immigrants within a single day.
- The apparent surge in immigration arrests was ordered by the White House, according to The New York Times, citing three officials with knowledge of the conversations.
- “The Trump administration is fulfilling the promise that President Trump was elected on — deporting criminal illegal aliens,” a White House official told The Independent.
Sources: The Independent