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WaPo story on this chilling tweet confirms two things: Trump is ranting, but planning for a huge ICE escalation against undocumented immigrants actually is underway.
ICE has a new director, who announced a new "interior enforcement" push two weeks ago—targeting longterm residents of the US who are undocumented, including those with US citizen family members.
This sweep against undocumented Americans with strong roots in the US has been in the works for months, and appears to be what Trump was referring to last night. However, ICE was given no warning about Trump's tweet.
"Should adults be arrested without their children because they are at school, day care, summer camp or a friend’s house, it is possible parents could be deported while their children are left behind."
"Supporters of the plan [within the White House] have argued forcefully that a dramatic and highly publicized operation of this type will send a message to families that are in defiance of deportation orders and could act as a deterrent."
In short, it's not clear how soon the pogrom Trump announced last night is going to start, or how big it's actually going to be, but this wasn't just a random tweet. Something's coming. washingtonpost.com/immigration/tr…
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