President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have sought to link immigration to crime, and to frame the Biden administration’s immigration policies as worsening threats to national security. But if improving public safety and national security are goals of the incoming administration, experts say Trump’s promised mass deportations, and GOP-led proposals such as the Laken Riley Act, could actually end up undermining those aims.
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Former President Donald Trump took the stage in Tucson Thursday afternoon for the first time this campaign cycle, vowing if elected to begin the "largest deportation operation" in the history of the United States.
Pascal Albright Arizona Daily StarContact reporter Emily Bregel at ebregel@tucson.com. On X, formerly Twitter: @EmilyBregel
Second of two parts
Last Sunday and available on Tucson.com: Undocumented immigrants who commit serious crimes such as rape and murder, as well as repeat lesser offenses, already face mandatory detention and deportation by ICE.
Today: How deportations have been carried out under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations, and how Trump's second promised "mass-deportation" campaign is expected to impact public safety.
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