How Trump Admin Increases Pressure for Illegal Immigrants to Self-Deport

Self-deportation might begin to look more attractive to those in the country illegally as the Trump administration intensifies the pressure for them to leave. On his first day in office, Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed 10 border-related executive actions to secure the border and deter illegal immigration while planning for mass deportations. U.S. Customs and Border Protection encounters with illegal immigrants under Trump have plummeted from 81,528 in January to 28,654 in February, according to the latest number available. In the first 50 days of the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement made 32,809 enforcement arrests. That nearly equaled the total of 33,242 arrests for fiscal 2024. During Trump’s first month in office, 37,660 people were deported, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security data first reported by Reuters....