Wednesday, July 24, 2019

chron.com: President Trump vowed millions of immigration arrests in dramatic raids. ICE caught 18 family members





When President Donald Trump vowed to deport "millions" of immigrants from the United States, he was telegraphing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that targeted migrants with final deportation orders. The real list had about 2,100 families on it, with the goal of deterring Central American migrants from trying to cross the southern border.
The final tally from the operation, according to federal officials: 18 family members were arrested, not enough to fit into a school bus. Immigration officials arrested another 17 undocumented immigrants they encountered in their searches, what are known as collateral arrests. ...