NYT: Trump Admin Will Arrest Thousands Of Immigrant Families This Weekend

U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his event on advancing American kidney health, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019.  (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his event on advancing American kidney health, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/... U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his event on advancing American kidney health, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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The Trump administration will launch its long forecasted nationwide raids this weekend, with plans to arrest thousands of undocumented immigrant families beginning Sunday, the New York Times reported Thursday. 

According to homeland security officials who spoke to the Times, the raids — which President Trump strongly supports — were initially delayed due to resistance by some within the administration’s immigration agency.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement will carry out the arrests and the raids are expected to take place over the course of several days. While ICE has specific targets in mind, officers will also make “collateral” deportation arrests, according to the Times. The arrests will target more than 2,000 people and will take place in at least 10 U.S. cities.

With a goal of deporting those arrested “as quickly as possible,” in the Times’ words, family members arrested together will be held in detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania, as well as hotel rooms.

Read the Times’ full report here. 

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  1. Trump’s lawless reign of terror continues unabated.

    Nothing anyone can do, apparently.

  2. Did they get orders to ignore the kitchen staffs at Trump owned properties?

  3. So, let’s see…Mueller to testify Wednesday. Cause huge uproar over the weekend. That sounds about right…Donnie, you’re a genius!

  4. The first image that comes to mind is jack-booted thugs banging on doors in the night to demand “show us your papers.”

    Yeah, this is now our America.

  5. Start with Melania and her kid and his purported father.

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