Homeland Security Plans Massive Roundups of Undocumented Immigrants
Source: NBC News
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security is planning nationwide raids to target 8,400 undocumented immigrants later this month, according to three law enforcement officials and an internal document that described the plan as "the largest operation of its kind in the history of ICE," an acronym for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The raids, scheduled over five days beginning Sept. 17, are being called "Operation Mega," according to the document, a memo circulated agency-wide in August.
It is not unusual for ICE operations to target immigrants by the hundreds or even low thousands. The higher-than-usual target number may be partially driven by an effort to reach a deportation goal at the end of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, one of the officials said.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-plans-mega-largest-immigration-raid-operation-its-kind-n799691
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Pinch me. Am I really in f'ing America?
barbtries
(28,824 posts)not my america anyway. i don't know this country.
yuiyoshida
(41,872 posts)is to toss immigrants over the wall with out any concern if they walk away or not.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)over this.
I can dream, can't I?
atreides1
(16,118 posts)Most of those ICE personnel are the modern version of the Gestapo...willing to follow orders without question...totally devoid of of any empathy!
defacto7
(13,485 posts)"Job openings for psychopaths"?
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)are into this sort of thing. A portion of any group of such people believe that America is only for those of European heritage. Skin color is easier than reading documentation or searching databases.
christx30
(6,241 posts)even apply to work at ICE. From what I've read, ICE felt like their hands were tied when Obama was in office. Now they get to cut loose. It sucks.
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dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)These same ICE guys, and/or their brother DEA types, will be told to target groups who are ...well, us...the liberals. College professors are usually the first to go.
Trumped up charges for some, like false possession charges, always work.
Many ways to get the job done and many historical tried and true manuals to point the way.
Have you noticed how quickly white supremacy popped up since Nov.???
happily, the Orange Foolishness is way too inept and has slipped his leash on the way to the impeachment slide.
We may have a chance. This time.
christx30
(6,241 posts)no one on our side should look for allies within the ranks of ICE. Those people have dedicated their lives to kicking people out of the country, breaking up families. That's their business, and business is booming.
What our side needs to do is craft a message that will resonate with the American people. We get need to get our people elected into office, and remove power from ICE. We need another Obama. A strong, good leader. Someone that tells the truth in the same way that Trump lies. We need the Anti-Trump.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)christx30
(6,241 posts)He's a great person. Very likable. Smart as hell. I think he's got the best chance of making Chump a one term president.
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)gtar100
(4,192 posts)How can anyone who cares at all about people take part in this sort of thing... "legal" or not! "Just doing my job" is no excuse for ripping apart families. They will share in the shame if they participate in this nazi-style round-up of people.
not fooled
(5,807 posts)Make 'Murikkka Majority White Again!!!
also involves denying birth control and abortions to white women.
Who says this administration doesn't have a plan? Or that dump doesn't follow through on his campaign promises? Too bad he just picks the wrong ones.
delisen
(6,050 posts)like Houston.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Thanks rust belt states...
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)Trump pulls a move like this? Doesn't he have something better to do at the moment?
Does he make these decisions after he wakes up? Gets out on the right side or wrong side of bed?
OhioBlue
(5,126 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)are things that don't need to be secured. It's a waste... it's insanity.
babylonsister
(171,111 posts)That is the title of your link for me.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Teaches me to not follow the link. I didn't want the ad drop from nbc.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,414 posts)The first version of it, which is what the OP has, is at: https://web.archive.org/web/20170908001738/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-plans-mega-largest-immigration-raid-operation-its-kind-n799691
The current version was updated with:
"While we generally do not comment on future potential law enforcement actions, operational plans are subject to change based on a variety of factors," ICE spokesman Sarah Rodriguez said in a statement. "Due to the current weather situation in Florida and other potentially impacted areas, along with the ongoing recovery in Texas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had already reviewed all upcoming operations and has adjusted accordingly. There is currently no coordinated nationwide operation planned at this time. The priority in the affected areas should remain focused on life-saving and life-sustaining activities."
and there's been a lot of changes of tense in the rest of the article.
BigmanPigman
(51,673 posts)That is who this country is...IMMIGRANTS! I hope they start with the first fucking family and their dreamer offspring. Fuck the fake prez and the GOP!
I hope that everyone in this country will literally stand between ICE and the innocent people who did nothing wrong. At the DACA rally I attended on Tues. we all pledged to do that and I will and so will my teacher friends in San Diego.
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)and see how they feel when they are caught without the right documentation. I bet plenty of Trump voters don't carry their birth certificates around the way many American born brown US citizens have to.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)....And Elvira
IronLionZion
(45,667 posts)and I don't see Elvira much these days
alfredo
(60,082 posts)Luciferous
(6,087 posts)TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)SergeStorms
(19,205 posts)time to deport them back to their country of origin. Until next year, when the Republican corporate farmers want to hire some more slave labor for the growing and harvest season.
I was listening to Arlo Guthrie singing his Dad's song, "Deportee" (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) today. The first time in a looooong time. Great song. Just as meaningful today as it was when Woody wrote it in 1948. And not a damned thing has changed in the 70 years since Woody wrote it either.