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Trump Administration Maintains Deportations Amid Government Shutdown
10/2/2025
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- The Trump administration will continue deportations during the government shutdown, with over 19,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees deemed essential.
- ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will maintain operations, focusing on illegal immigration and drug enforcement.
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed deportations will not slow.
- Attacks on ICE agents have surged; anti-ICE protests escalated.
