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Concerns are rising that the Trump administration may implement harsh measures against homeless people, including detention camps, during the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, despite local efforts to focus on permanent housing solutions. Critics fear federal actions could exacerbate homelessness and infringe on civil rights, while local officials emphasize humane, long-term strategies to address homelessness.
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed openness to using detention camps for immigrants as part of his plan to deport 21 million undocumented individuals, a key promise of his 2024 campaign. In a TIME interview, Trump suggested that more detention facilities might be necessary and emphasized acting within legal boundaries. He also proposed deporting families together, even if children are legal residents, and threatened tariffs on countries refusing to take back deportees. The plan faces logistical challenges and potential economic impacts, particularly in agriculture.
Former President Donald Trump and his allies are planning a militarized mass deportation operation and the construction of detention camps if he is returned to power, aiming to implement the largest deportation effort in American history. Trump's campaign spokeswoman has stated that undocumented immigrants should not get comfortable as they will soon be going home. However, experts and former government officials have raised concerns about the practicality and legality of such a plan, citing significant logistical and operational hurdles, including a shortage of personnel, detention space, and challenges with recalcitrant countries.
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.
A UN human rights advocate has raised concerns about the separation of boys, some as young as 11, from their mothers in detention camps in northeastern Syria. The boys, held in camps run by US-backed Kurdish-led forces, have been wrongly separated based on the belief that they pose a security risk. The advocate highlighted the dire conditions in the camps, including limited access to healthcare and water scarcity. She criticized the use of dehumanizing language against children and called the separation of boys a violation of human rights obligations. Many children and their families remain in the camps, with fears that a new generation of militants could emerge.