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Trump's ICE Targets 2,300 in Record Deportation Surge

1/28/2025

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President Trump intensified mass deportation efforts, with ICE arresting over 2,300 individuals recently, including 1,179 in a single day.
Arrests focused on undocumented immigrants with criminal records in states like New York, New Jersey, and Texas.
ICE expanded "expedited removal" authority for faster deportations without immigration judge hearings.
The U.S. foreign-born population reached a record 47.3 million, with 23% classified as unauthorized immigrants.

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President Trump intensified mass deportation efforts, with ICE arresting over 2,300 individuals recently, including 1,179 in a single day.
Arrests focused on undocumented immigrants with criminal records in states like New York, New Jersey, and Texas.
ICE expanded "expedited removal" authority for faster deportations without immigration judge hearings.
The U.S. foreign-born population reached a record 47.3 million, with 23% classified as unauthorized immigrants.