President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch a major deportation operation targeting immigrants shortly after his inauguration. The operation, codenamed 'Operation Safeguard,' is expected to begin as early as Tuesday and last for several days, with multiple locations across Chicago initially targeted. Trump has promised mass deportations since his campaign, and his administration has signaled its intention to prioritize enforcement of immigration laws.
An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants for several days following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump . A source, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the operation, said multiple locations across Chicago will be targeted.
According to a document obtained by NBC News, the operation is expected to start as early as Tuesday and end by the following Monday, but the dates could change. During an interview with NBC News' Kristen Welker on Saturday, Trump declined to describe any details of the operation but said mass deportations would begin 'very early, very quickly.' 'We're already geared up and it will begin,' he said. 'We have to get the criminals that have come here illegally out of our country.' A briefing for agents who plan to participate in the operation, called 'Operation Safeguard,' was scheduled for Friday afternoon in Chicago, according to the document. It also says the operation will involve agents who were asked to volunteer and that more agents than needed have volunteered. Operations in other cities are also possible. Before NBC News reviewed the document, several sources familiar with the planning said major metropolitan areas that could see early enforcement actions include the Washington, D.C., area, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Denver and Chicago. As a candidate, Trump promised the largest deportation operation in American history. A 2022 federal estimate said that as many as 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the U.S. In addition to the costs, experts have warned that mass deportations could increase the price of some goods in the U.S. and does not have the funding to carry out Trump's plans on a prolonged and widespread scale. Congress must first appropriate additional funds for enforcement operations and detention facilities. After arrest, migrants are held in detention before they are deported. According to ICE's website, there are currently no beds available in its detention facilities in Chicago. Tom Homan, Trump's incoming border czar, has said he would like at least 100,000 detention beds across the U.S.; currently, the U.S. has approximately 34,000. And the highest number of people deported in a single year during Trump's first term was 226,119, annually than the first Trump administration did in his first term. The highest number of people deported from the U.S. in a single year was 300,000 under the Bush administration. Trump's apparent plans to target Democratic-run cities will also likely be met with political pushback. Responding to reports that the new administration could start deportation operations in Chicago, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday that he will protect migrants if they are arrested unlawfully. 'We have laws that protect people that are undocumented,' Pritzker said. 'I am going to make sure to follow the law. I am concerned that the Trump administration and his lackeys aren't going to follow the law.' that the new administration is willing to take on the political fight and the fiscal costs of mass deportations. 'I think mass deportation and results of mass deportation are more important to this country than anything,' he said. 'I don't put a price on our national security.
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