Trump Directs ICE to Intensify Deportations in Democrat-Led Cities

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Trump orders ICE to hit Democrat-run cities in expanded deportation blitz

President Trump has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to "expand efforts to detain and deport" undocumented immigrants in Democratic-run cities. The big picture: Trump's order comes as California's Democratic leaders challenge him in the courts over his deployment of the state National Guard and U.S. Marines to ICE protests in Los Angeles — one of the cities he singled out in Sunday's Truth Social post.

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Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests

President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.”

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Trump Orders ICE To Step Up Operations In Major Democrat-Run Cities

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have been ordered to broaden the “single largest Mass Deportation Operation” in U.S. history, targeting “crime-ridden and dangerous” areas in large Democrat-led cities, President Donald Trump declared on Sunday. “In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside,” the president said.

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President Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in large Democratic-run cities
President Trump calls for an expanded deportation blitz in an evening June 15 post on Truth Social. His order came after large protests in response to ICE raids erupted in Los Angeles last week. Trump said to achieve his deportation goals, "we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities"
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Trump directs ICE to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic cities, undeterred by protests
US President Donald Trump on Sunday, June 15, directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities. "These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center," he claimed. Trump's declaration comes after weeks of increased enforcement, and after Stephen Miller said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would target 3,000 arrests a day.
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Trump orders ICE to ramp up deportations in Democratic stronghold cities
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Trump orders ICE to expand deportations in Democratic cities – DW – 06/16/2025
President Donald Trump calls on Democrats to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. He says they are "robbing the welfare state" by allowing illegal immigrants to live and work in the United States. "We must stop this flow of illegals into our country," he says.
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Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in Democratic-run cities, undeterred by protests
President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities. The move comes after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal.”
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Trump orders Ice to expand deportation of migrants
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Trump orders ICE to ramp up deportations in Democratic stronghold cities
Trump orders ICE to ramp up deportations in Democratic stronghold cities. The move escalates his hardline stance ahead of the election, targeting sanctuary jurisdictions resisting federal enforcement. Trump has made deporting undocumented immigrants a key priority for his second term, after successfully campaigning against an alleged "invasion" by criminals.
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Southern California school graduations become epicenter of fear for ICE family separations
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ICE arrests under Trump top 100,000 as officials expand aggressive efforts to detain migrants
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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Is Not Afraid of Trump Administration Immigration Warning
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New Trump Order Targets Law Firm Linked to Russia Dossier, Anti-Election Integrity Cases, and Anti-White Quotas.
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