Trump’s Promise of Mass Deportations

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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U.S. President Donald Trump came to office promising mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, but he hasn’t actually hit the numbers he said he would. Is that because it’s harder than it sounds, or are more plans in the works? And what will Trump’s immigration policy do to America’s standing in the world? Janet Napolitano, a former governor of Arizona and secretary of homeland security under President Barack Obama, joins FP Live to share her experience managing the issue of illegal immigration. Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free): Jonathan M. Katz: Trump’s Deportation Machine Takes Shape Christina Noriega: Trump’s Aid Freeze Is Undermining His Immigration Policy Daniel B. Baer: Trump’s Brain Drain Will Be Europe’s Gain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.5	immigration. U.S. President Donald Trump came to office promising mass deportations
1:09.0	of undocumented immigrants, as many as a million people a year.
1:13.6	The largest deportation in American history.
1:16.4	We're going to fix our borders. We're going to fix everything about our country.
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1:22.9	Day one, we will begin the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.
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