2/5/17
Up to 8 million people in the country illegally could be considered
priorities for deportation, according to calculations by the Los Angeles
Times. They were based on interviews with experts who studied the
order and two internal documents that signal immigration officials are
taking an expansive view of Trump’s directive.Far from targeting only “bad hombres,” as Trump has said
repeatedly, his new order allows immigration agents to detain nearly
anyone they come in contact with who has crossed the border illegally.
People could be booked into custody for using food stamps or if their child receives free school lunches….“We are going back to enforcement chaos — they are going to give lip
service to going after criminals, but they really are going to round up
everybody they can get their hands on,” said David Leopold, a former
president of the American Immigration Lawyers Assn. and an immigration
lawyer for more than two decades.
Not just ‘bad hombres’: Trump is targeting up to 8 million people for deportation