When Donald Trump campaigned on “mass deportations,” many voters waved away what that would look like in practice. Many bought Trump’s claim that he was going to deport “the worst of the worst” who, he alleged, were making America less safe.
But it is the administration’s own immigration agenda that’s making America less safe. This “mass deportations” program is inching America closer to authoritarianism, where rights are routinely violated— including those of American citizens.
Many may think that’s an exaggeration, and that Trump’s immigration crackdown is only impacting criminal illegal immigrants in favor of the safety of American citizens.
But Trump’s campaign claims of a broad “migrant crime wave” have no basis in reality. And now, the administration is largely deporting peaceful