Trump allegedly starts with mass deportations, but the numbers "speak a different language" ...
By Nick Kaiser
Washington, D.C. (USA) - The new US administration of President Donald Trump (78) has announced that it has begun mass deportations of migrants.

A total of 538 illegal immigrants were arrested and hundreds were deported by military aircraft, government spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt (27) told X.
However, the figures are not necessarily significantly higher than those of the recent past: the immigration authority ICE reported more than 170,000 arrests for 2023 - an average of around 467 per day.
"The largest mass deportation operation in history is in full swing," wrote Leavitt. "Promises made. Promises kept."
After taking office on Monday, January 20, Trump signed various decrees to curb irregular migration.
Under the Republican, ICE is once again allowed to detain undocumented migrants in sensitive places such as churches, schools or hospitals - a departure from the protective regulations that applied under his predecessor Joe Biden.
Fear of announced mass deportations

In communities with a high proportion of migrants, there is fear of the "biggest deportation program in American history", which Trump announced during the election campaign.
However, Trump's attempt to restrict the right to US citizenship by birth in the country ("birthright citizenship") for certain groups was initially blocked yesterday, Thursday, by a judge in Washington state.
The mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka (54), announced that there had been an ICE raid in the city near New York on Thursday. Agents of the authority had arrested both undocumented residents and US citizens without presenting a court order. This violates the constitution.
"Newark will not stand idly by while people are unlawfully terrorized," said Baraka.