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(15,235 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2019, 08:16 AM Jul 2019

BREAKING (another promise): Trump claimed "millions would be deported"

Breaking: Trump orders millions deported
by Liz Carroll CBS
Posted: Jun 18, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says that next week U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin removing millions of people in the U.S. illegally.
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/breaking-trump-orders-millions-deported/

With only about 2,000 people targeted, "millions of deportations" was logistically impossible.

IN MY EMAIL" "Good Morning from CNN: Raids targeting about 2,000 undocumented immigrant families -- who have received removal orders -- began yesterday, a senior Trump administration official said. But there were no confirmed reports of migrants being apprehended, at least in Baltimore, Chicago or New York, immigrant advocacy groups told CNN. News of the raids has left many undocumented immigrants frightened. They've been stocking up on groceries and making plans to stay in their homes with the lights off and the blinds down. Some are staying home from work. Others are posting signs inside their homes reminding them what to do if ICE agents show up. Unsure of where to turn, they're flooding hotlines with calls.

In a current CNN news article:
For an immigrant, seeing a 'police car is something that makes me go cold'
Updated 7:06 AM ET, Tue July 16, 2019

And while discussions about immigration have focused largely on the southern US border, the threat of ongoing ICE raids offers a grim reminder that the mechanisms of surveillance, removal and family separation extend throughout the US interior, where ICE agents operate in every state, 365 days a year.

Oftentimes, churches respond by gathering canned goods, diapers and feminine hygiene products. People are hungry, roads are deserted and blinds are drawn. People fear that their family members will be the next to be taken. Data show that the impacts of raids are so severe they can adversely affect the next generation of children. One study found that children born to Latina mothers the year following the Postville, Iowa, raid in 2008 were more likely to have a low birth weight than their white peers.

We must continue to focus on the border and address the inhumanities that unfold there. At the same time, we must remember that the efforts to detain and deport operate insidiously throughout our country, every day of the year. And there is no sign that these efforts will abate. Speaking to reporters on June 4, then-ICE Director Mark Morgan maintained that interior enforcement will continue to be central to ICE activities.

Yet as harmful as the threat of raids may be, there are many ways to support immigrants and limit these harms. In cities throughout the country, local churches and advocacy groups have sprung into action, educating communities about their rights in case of an encounter with ICE. Some politicians and law enforcement officers have reiterated their refusal to cooperate with ICE.

In our ongoing interviews in raided communities, we see that one of the best predictors of a robust response to immigration raids is a spirit of collaboration between the white citizen community and immigrant community before these raids even happen. While the threat of raids looms large, carefully building and bolstering trusting networks of support for migrant communities -- even in periods of comparatively less deportations -- can help mitigate this damage.

And though the situation on the border is certainly dire, we cannot ignore the communities throughout the US that face the threat of these raids. Trump administration policies have made ICE efforts increasingly more frequent and violent. We have the power to enact change locally. This is not just a border issue.
http://m.cnn.com/en/article/h_b28628c1ec0ae15673170c293662ab2a