Donald Trump pledges mass deportations will begin as soon as he enters office

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed he would declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
Trump pledged to get started on mass deportations as soon as he enters office.
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[aaroncostello]

Why is ABC acting like this isn't what people voted for? 😂

[ChuckyRed]

"families can be deported together"

[brendaleigh]

Excellent. Paying for a non citizen to get healthcare, housing, food and a monthly stipend when I do not get those myself is infuriating.

[duane]

Great! If your first act upon entering this country is to break the law, you should be gone. Adios, amigos.

[JudasBytes]

deport with or without criminal record. let those who want to come to US apply properly

[freeroamer]

It's truly wonderful to see our President working with speed and diligence! What a contrast to the mess we've seen in the last 4 years. 😐THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!

[micclay]

It's Amazing. Just the mere prospect of the law being enforced, makes endless headlines.

[jeremywalker]

We're not waiting on new laws to be passed. we're waiting on Old laws to be enforced. All police departments WILL DO THERE JOBS or get Defunded

[py]

Real cute how the media tries to spin this

[rhecca]

AMERICA SHOULD STOP GIVING OR WASTING MONEY TO OTHER COUNTRIES AMERICAN SHOULD PRIORITIZE THEIR COUNTRY IF THEY CARE ABOUT THEM

[CTROCK]

Is about time! Goodbye freeloader and trouble makers!

[raya]

I pay alot of money every year in taxes to keep these people here 🤦🏽

[robertoampudia]

Liberals crying before Trump takes office. 😊

[JusticeChristopher-ni]

Finally! God bless Donald Trump & congratulations to all of the United States citizens!
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[TRUMP_We_Got_This]

2024 - The "No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act" is being introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, and would amend federal law so that any jurisdiction that blocks federal immigration enforcement would be ineligible for a range of federal law enforcement grants and any other grant administered by the Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice.
It would also require the DHS secretary to report to Congress how many states and localities are not complying with federal immigration enforcement. It says that any funds that are withdrawn from sanctuary jurisdictions can be diverted to those that are in compliance.

[ghoulbby]

As a lifelong Dem who voted Republican for the first time in my life... this is _exactly_ what I voted for. Europe can fail their nations all they want but that's not what I want for America.

[anthonygonzales]

Thank god and the people for president trump 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[FollowerofJC-iv]

Sounds like a Kamala add to me. Go Trump America first!!

[staciep]

Will they stereotype?, because not only Latinos came in illegally, Asians too!

[bhndit]

This hopefully means more jobs for harmless Americans