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Trump Administration Expands Deportations, ICE Capacity Amid Bishop Appointment

5/2/2026

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Trump Deportations

Pope Leo appointed El Salvador-born auxiliary bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala to lead West Virginia’s Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, highlighting his immigrant advocacy.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deport one million people over two fiscal years, shifting away from high-profile raids.
ICE bought 11 warehouses, doubling detention capacity to about 100,000 inmates using $170 billion funding.
287(g) agreements now cover more than 1,400 jurisdictions across 41 states and territories.

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Trump Deportation Push

Advocates warn that cuts to green-card approvals and moves to strip Temporary Protected Status endanger hundreds of thousands of migrants.
A federal judge blocked the administration’s attempt to end Temporary Protected Status for nearly 3,000 Yemeni nationals.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is scaling its deportation goal to one million removals.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will detain about 100,000 people using 11 newly purchased warehouses.

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Historical Context

Operation Gatekeeper, launched in 1994, fortified the U.S.–Mexico fence and doubled Border Patrol staffing, pushing migrants into harsher terrain and contributing to over 10,000 deaths. The policy’s focus on interior detention set a precedent that the Trump administration now follows, with ICE leasing warehouses for mass detention and expanding 287(g) agreements, prompting ACLU legal challenges.

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Trump Deportations

Pope Leo appointed El Salvador-born auxiliary bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala to lead West Virginia’s Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, highlighting his immigrant advocacy.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deport one million people over two fiscal years, shifting away from high-profile raids.
ICE bought 11 warehouses, doubling detention capacity to about 100,000 inmates using $170 billion funding.
287(g) agreements now cover more than 1,400 jurisdictions across 41 states and territories.

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