How quickly Trump will be able to carry out his mass deportation plan depends on these factors

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Trump told NBC News last month that his administration would first focus on deporting criminals and then expand its operations.
49% : Meanwhile, Texas has flexed its own law enforcement power at the border and positioned itself to be a key player in Trump's immigration agenda as other conservative states have passed anti-sanctuary policies.
49% : Trump pursued a similar strategy during his first term but was met with significant legal hurdles.
49% : Lechleitner said ICE has been "chronically underfunded" and needs more personnel and resources.
48% : "ICE is already operating at a shortfall.
47% : During the last decade, about 70% to 75% of arrests by ICE in the interior of the United States were handed over from other law enforcement agencies, including local and state jails as well as federal prison, according to the Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
44% : "Trump officials have said they will take on localities that resist his plans and that the incoming president is considering withholding federal police grants from law enforcement agencies that decline to aid in deportations.
44% : As Trump's second administration unfolds, there could be efforts by some places to fully maintain their sanctuary status, while others could cooperate in cases deemed to be higher priority, such as those who have criminal backgrounds or are deemed national security threats, said Andrea Flores, the vice president of immigration policy and campaigns at FWD.us, which describes itself as a bipartisan organization that advocates for immigration reform.
43% : Those include pushback from some cities and local law enforcement agencies, a budget and staffing shortfall for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, lawsuits from advocacy and civil rights groups, and questions about the cooperation of countries needed to increase removal numbers.
36% : Donald Trump has vowed to begin enacting the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history on Day 1 of his presidency, with one aide saying enforcement will begin "the moment that President Trump puts his hand on that Bible and takes the oath of office" on Monday.
33% : Of those, 435,719 are known to have a criminal background as of September 2024, according to a letter to Congress from ICE, with 13,099 of them convicted of homicide and 15,811 convicted of sexual assault.
31% : "The fact is that even when Trump came in with his tough talk, he didn't dramatically increase deportations," Su said of Trump's first term.
31% : "Trump has threatened to use tariffs to try to compel countries to take their nationals back, and "it's not clear what other countries would seek in return for or in exchange for accepting their own nationals or third-country nationals" during his administration, she said.
25% : Trump previously told NBC News that there was "no price tag" when it came to his mass deportation plan.
24% : While the specific legal strategies will depend on what actions Trump takes and if there are potential civil rights issues, the American Civil Liberties Union has said it is "ready to take action the minute Trump takes the oath of office.
23% : The experts said there are some factors that could assist Trump in his plans to ramp up deportations, including rapidly deporting more migrants who cross illegally through the expansion of expedited removal.
22% : Bush-Joseph said Trump "can't deport everyone, but if Congress does provide significant additional funding and the restrictive anticipated measures are allowed to go into effect, it is possible that the administration could ramp up deportations over the course of his term.

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