Trump's Controversial Immigration Agenda: Sweeping Raids, Detention Camps, and Mass Deportations

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, if re-elected in 2024, plans to expand his first-term immigration crackdown by implementing sweeping roundups of undocumented immigrants who would be held in large detention camps while awaiting deportation. The plan, described as an "assault on immigration on a scale unseen in modern American history," aims to deport millions of people annually, including long-term residents. Trump would also revive his ban on entry from certain Muslim-majority countries and reject asylum claims based on assertions of carrying infectious diseases. To facilitate the operation, federal agents would be reassigned, local police and National Guard troops would be deputized, and massive camps would be built. Trump would redirect Pentagon funds if Congress refuses to provide funding.