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Dec. 12, 2024

Trump wants mass deportations. He will need jails and sanctuary cities to help.

President-elect Donald Trump has said little about the specifics of how he would carry out the promised largest deportation effort in U.S. history. But immigration experts say it would be nearly impossible to execute without some critical assistance, particularly from jails and prisons.

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has said little about the specifics of how he would carry out the promised largest deportation effort in U.S. history. But immigration experts say it would be nearly impossible to execute without some critical assistance, particularly from jails and prisons.
Trump's promises have provoked fears of wide-scale roundups across cities and states. Yet the more efficient path might be persuading -- or forcing -- far more of the people who run th...

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