Trump Plans Military-Led Mass Deportations

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

PROGRAM #10605 12:00 PM PT 

Immigration Edition. 

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed plans to declare a national emergency and deploy the US military to carry out mass deportations on his first day in office. Under this plan, millions of people would be traced, detained and deported invoking the Alien Enemies Act. In the aftermath, in view of the prospects of mass incarceration, stock prices of private prison companies have risen fast. The Trump administration is reportedly also planning to stop issuing passports and Social Security cards to children born in the US to undocumented parents. Immigrant advocates are reactivating rapid-response plans. How are local governments reacting?

Guests: Kira Romero-Craft, Attorney, Brennan Center, Orlando, FL; Rosalba Piña, Immigration Attorney, Chicago, IL; Palmira Figueroa, Communications Director, National Day Laborer Organizing Network-NDLON, Seattle, WA.

Photo: The National Guard/Flickr

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