Since returning to the White House for a second term in January, President Donald J. Trump has swiftly moved forward with his aggressive “mass deportation” agenda—removing more than 28,000 undocumented immigrants from the United States in just the first few months, according to reports.
Although the administration claimed its deportation agenda would target undocumented immigrants with criminal records, individuals with legal status and no prior criminal history have also been swept up in removals. In some cases, officials have gone so far as to label anyone who is undocumented or who entered the country unlawfully as a “criminal.”
