Trump calls for expansion of efforts to deport people who are illegally in US
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US President Donald Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants.
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on June 15 said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, which have seen protests since immigration raids were ramped up.
“I have directed my entire administration to put every resource possible behind this effort,” he posted on his Truth Social platform.
The comments come after a week of tension in Los Angeles, where Mr Trump called in National Guard troops and US Marines to help keep the peace, over the objections of the state’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Mr Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice.
He said troops were necessary to quell the protests – a contention that state and local officials dispute.
Mr Trump’s administration has directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, Reuters reported on June 14, citing an internal e-mail, a senior Trump official and a person familiar with the matter. REUTERS
