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Throughout his second Presidential marketing campaign, Donald Trump vowed to hold out the biggest deportation program the U.S. has ever seen.
And true to his phrase – Trump’s administration is arresting, detaining and deporting immigrants with out authorized standing.
However as a part of the crackdown on unlawful immigration, authorized immigrants are getting caught up within the combine.
After which there’s individuals like Amir Makled – a U.S. Citizen and lawyer. Makled was detained by Border brokers at a Detroit airport as he returned from a household trip within the Caribbean.
How is the Trump administration’s immigration coverage altering who’s getting arrested and detained?
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