Millions Could be Deported Right Away, Trump "Border Czar" Says
Tom Homan - who President-Elect Trump has named as his "Border Czar" - has posted a graphic to social media indicating how many people are subject to "mass deportation" - a process the Trump administration has vowed will begin on "Day One" when he takes office.
In Texas, he says 1.7 million are eligible for "mass deportation."
Only California - with 2 million people eligible for deportation - has more who could be forced out of the country according to Homan's graphic. Other states leading in that category include Florida - with 900,000 eligible for deportation, New York with 600,000, Illinois with 400,000, and Georgia with 375.000.
Who - exactly -would be eligible for these "mass deportations?" Several groups could potentially be removed from the country:
Undocumented immigrants:
As of 2022, approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants lived in the United States, representing 3.3% of the country's overall population.
Recent border crossers:
Between January 2023 and April 2024, an additional 2.3 million removable immigrants were released into the United States and could be targeted for deportation.
Individuals with temporary protected status:
These include approximately 860,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, 528,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, and about one million parolees.
Those with expired or soon-to-expire legal status:
Many of the estimated 4 million recent arrivals seeking asylum or on temporary humanitarian parole programs may lose their legal status within a year or two, putting them at risk of removal.
Individuals with criminal records or final removal orders:
An undetermined number of immigrants with criminal convictions or existing deportation orders would likely be prioritized in any mass deportation effort.
Of the states with the largest numbers of people available for deportation (according to Homan's graphic) the Republican governors of Texas and Florida have shown the most willingness to cooperate with federal immigration authorities - which could lead to the deportation of well over 2.5 million people.
The other states with the largest numbers of people eligible for deportation (with the exception of Georgia) have Democratic governors - where resistance to federal "mass deportation" efforts is anticipated.
Homan has been calling out Democratic state officials who he believes will oppose his "mass deportation" efforts - some of whom he claims may be committing felonies.
Among them:
California's Governor:
California's Attorney General:
Illinois Governor:
Illinois Democratic Congress Member Delia Ramirez:
And Oregon's Attorney General:
Those "Mass deportations" will come with massive costs, according to a recent report by the George W. Bush Presidential Center:
"Deporting 11 million people is nearly impossible to do given the current resource and capacity constraints of the federal government. It would be incredibly expensive, damaging to the economy, and disruptive to communities. A 2015 American Action Forum report estimated it would cost $400 billion to $600 billion, take 20 years, and result in over $1 trillion in lost GDP." - Laura Collins, Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative/George W. Bush Institute
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Abrazos,
Jack Beavers
