Mass Deportation Is Much Harder Than Trump Thinks

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🗓️ 16 December 2024

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OA1100 - Donald Trump’s promises of “mass deportation” have been dominating the headlines, but what do we actually know about what the coming administration is planning--and who should actually be concerned? Matt explains how immigration enforcement actually works in practice under the current system, including its current practical and logistical limitations. We then break down the ways that Trump has told us that he intends to subvert or get around the existing system and the law (or lack thereof) behind these unprecedented proposals before ending with some ideas for how you can help to prepare to stand up to mass enforcement actions in your community.

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“Trump’s Possibly Illegal Border Posse,” Matt Cameron, The New Republic (5/2/2019)
“The 287(g) Program: An Overview,” American Immigration Council (July 2021)
“License to Abuse: How the 287(g) Program Empowers Racist Sherriffs,” ACLU (2022)
“National Map of 287(g) Agreements,” Immigration Legal Resource Center
“Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps, and Mass Deportations: Inside Trump’s 2025 Immigration Plans,” New York Times (11/11/2023)
Make the Road v. Wolf, 962 F. 3d 612, D.C. Cir. (2020)

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0:00.0	You must never ever give up or give in.
0:03.1	You must keep the faith and keep your eyes on the prize.
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0:08.9	That is your mission.
0:10.0	That is your moral obligation.
0:12.0	That is your mandate.
0:13.4	Get out there and do it.
0:15.0	Get in the way.
0:26.6	Change. Change happens because people care. You the people have the power to make this life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:36.6	I still believe with all my heart, America can't. free and beautiful to make this life a wonderful adventure.
0:44.1	I still believe with all my heart, America can be a place where no child is left hungry,
0:47.9	no community is left behind, and no one gets told they don't belong.
0:55.0	The fight for our country is always worth it.
1:07.5	Hello and welcome to opening arguments. This is episode 1100, I guess. I mean, the numbering is weird, but sort of like episode 100 with me and Matt. So congrats. All right. Awesome. Great to be with you.
1:11.6	Yeah.
1:12.6	I'm Thomas.
1:13.6	That is the aforementioned Matt, real-life attorney.
1:14.6	How are you doing?
1:15.6	Hey, feeling good.
1:16.6	Ready to get behind the stuff I know the best.
1:17.6	Yeah, for sure.
1:18.6	This is something that I know you've been wanting to talk about for a while.
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