President-elect Donald Trump is set to launch a large-scale immigration raid in Chicago, involving up to 200 officers, according to a report. The operation, expected Tuesday, will target undocumented immigrants, including those without criminal records, marking the start of his controversial immigration agenda.
According to a rumor, President-elect Donald Trump intends to conduct a huge immigration raid in Chicago, which may involve as many as two hundred law enforcement officers.
The Wall Street Journal was informed by four individuals who are acquainted with the planning that the raid is anticipated to take place on Tuesday morning, which is one day after he is inaugurated.
According to reports, the agents will focus their attention on undocumented immigrants who have a criminal history, charging them with charges such as traffic violations. However, the raid will result in the arrest of those who are in the country illegally, even if they do not have a criminal history.
As well, Trump's team intends to collaborate with media sites that are associated with the right in order to spread the word about the raid.
At a holiday gathering in Chicago, Tom Homan stated that they are going to begin right here in Chicago, Illinois, and if the mayor of Chicago does not wish to assist, Trump's incoming "border czar" stated that he is able to stand aside from his position.
Apart from that, he will be prosecuted if he intentionally fosters or conceals an illegal alien, as well as if he infringes upon their journey.
It is Trump's intention to initiate mass deportations on the very first day of his second term in office. Additionally, he and his backers have threatened authorities in so-called "sanctuary cities" who have refused to assist law enforcement officers.
Trump has stated that on his first day in office, he will begin the greatest deportation effort in the history of the United States, with the intention of targeting around 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
In addition to this, he has proposed employing the United States military and invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in order to carry out deportations.
In a previous interview with The New York Post, Homan made a solemn pledge to not spare sanctuary cities, which are places that provide protection to illegal migrant criminals from the federal government. He also threatened to take legal action and take measures to prevent the federal government from providing funding to such regions of the country.
