"Miller’s agenda is that removing the “right” number of people—3,000 per day—must be done regardless of the societal disruptions it unleashes...
In short: If you drop the goal of high numbers, you’re dropping mass deportations. And that won’t happen. As it is […]
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In short: If you drop the goal of high numbers, you’re dropping mass deportations. And that won’t happen. As it is […]
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January 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
"Miller’s agenda is that removing the “right” number of people—3,000 per day—must be done regardless of the societal disruptions it unleashes...
In short: If you drop the goal of high numbers, you’re dropping mass deportations. And that won’t happen. As it is […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
In short: If you drop the goal of high numbers, you’re dropping mass deportations. And that won’t happen. As it is […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
I know it’s divisive to call this sort of thing terrorism, but it happens to be true.
Should we avoid calling terrorism terrorism just to make some fans of mass deportations feel better about themselves?…
All of this terrorism should be prosecuted.
#AbolishICE
Should we avoid calling terrorism terrorism just to make some fans of mass deportations feel better about themselves?…
All of this terrorism should be prosecuted.
#AbolishICE
ICE detain 50-year-old permanent resident—threaten to arrest son when he tries to hand over legal documents.
"Even pointed a gun at me," he said. "For showing up with paperwork."
Mother was followed going to work and put in handcuffs.
"If I hadn't been 10 minutes away she would have been gone."
"Even pointed a gun at me," he said. "For showing up with paperwork."
Mother was followed going to work and put in handcuffs.
"If I hadn't been 10 minutes away she would have been gone."
January 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I know it’s divisive to call this sort of thing terrorism, but it happens to be true.
Should we avoid calling terrorism terrorism just to make some fans of mass deportations feel better about themselves?…
All of this terrorism should be prosecuted.
#AbolishICE
Should we avoid calling terrorism terrorism just to make some fans of mass deportations feel better about themselves?…
All of this terrorism should be prosecuted.
#AbolishICE
"the core idea of removing this many undocumented #immigrants—and the classes of them now getting deported—is itself deeply unpopular...
The dream of sanitized, popular mass deportations seems to rest on the idea that they can be carried out without mass […]
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The dream of sanitized, popular mass deportations seems to rest on the idea that they can be carried out without mass […]
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January 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
"the core idea of removing this many undocumented #immigrants—and the classes of them now getting deported—is itself deeply unpopular...
The dream of sanitized, popular mass deportations seems to rest on the idea that they can be carried out without mass […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
The dream of sanitized, popular mass deportations seems to rest on the idea that they can be carried out without mass […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
Or, ya know, apropos of the left's cries to "abolish ICE": the support for a path to citizenship instead of brutal raids, detention camps, and mass deportations. youtu.be/AFCjE-73yUw?...
Kamala Harris warns of mass deportations if Trump is elected
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Or, ya know, apropos of the left's cries to "abolish ICE": the support for a path to citizenship instead of brutal raids, detention camps, and mass deportations. youtu.be/AFCjE-73yUw?...
"Which means it’s apparently necessary to state the following point:
No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and #stephenmiller are waging on #american cities right now, most prominently #minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else […]
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No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and #stephenmiller are waging on #american cities right now, most prominently #minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else […]
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![Text from article:
Which means it’s apparently necessary to state the following point: No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now, most prominently Minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror: The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy.
Note how Axios describes these internal deliberations. Trump apparently has misgivings about the “optics” of ICE tactics. One adviser says this:
[Begin blockquote]
“I wouldn’t say he’s concerned about the policy,” a top Trump adviser told Axios. “He wants mass deportations. What he doesn’t want is what people are seeing. He doesn’t like the way it looks. It looks bad, so he’s expressed some discomfort at that.”
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January 17, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"Which means it’s apparently necessary to state the following point:
No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and #stephenmiller are waging on #american cities right now, most prominently #minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
No recalibrated or sanitized version of the assault that Trump and #stephenmiller are waging on #american cities right now, most prominently #minneapolis, is available to them or anyone else […]
[Original post on newsie.social]
And just as a random question on the effectiveness of mass deportations. Wouldn’t the biggest effect be on California (2.3M), Texas (2.1M) and Florida (1.6M) because of how many illegal immigrants they have
January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
And just as a random question on the effectiveness of mass deportations. Wouldn’t the biggest effect be on California (2.3M), Texas (2.1M) and Florida (1.6M) because of how many illegal immigrants they have
"some of President Trump’s advisers have suddenly realized that unleashing heavily armed government militias on American cities to terrorize American citizens with abandon just might be a tad unpopular with Americans.
...raising concerns about Trump’s […]
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...raising concerns about Trump’s […]
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January 17, 2026 at 12:03 AM
"some of President Trump’s advisers have suddenly realized that unleashing heavily armed government militias on American cities to terrorize American citizens with abandon just might be a tad unpopular with Americans.
...raising concerns about Trump’s […]
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...raising concerns about Trump’s […]
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Kamala Harris was also promising mass deportations and in fact said she would be tougher than Trump while calling her support for Israel "unequivocal and unwavering" while taking buttloads of money from AIPAC. Thinking that your duopoly vote is going to stop fascism is naive at best.
No. Not voting lead to Trump winning, which lead to ICE invading the country, which lead to her death. You vote in the candidate who isn't promising "Mass deportations", and then you protest and petition for her to end her support of Israel. You don't say "I won't vote" and not be held accountable.
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Kamala Harris was also promising mass deportations and in fact said she would be tougher than Trump while calling her support for Israel "unequivocal and unwavering" while taking buttloads of money from AIPAC. Thinking that your duopoly vote is going to stop fascism is naive at best.
Trump's mass deportations are in big trouble - Axios
“"One example is Barack Obama. He was criticized heavily for immigration enforcement. Did we see ICE agents shooting people, detaining US citizens, causing chaos in our streets? No."”
Axios
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“"One example is Barack Obama. He was criticized heavily for immigration enforcement. Did we see ICE agents shooting people, detaining US citizens, causing chaos in our streets? No."”
Axios
apple.news/AOaul-grsSuW...
Trump's mass deportations are in big trouble — Axios
Support for President Trump's immigration crackdown is unraveling quickly and reviving Democratic opposition on an issue that helped decide the last election.
apple.news
January 16, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Trump's mass deportations are in big trouble - Axios
“"One example is Barack Obama. He was criticized heavily for immigration enforcement. Did we see ICE agents shooting people, detaining US citizens, causing chaos in our streets? No."”
Axios
apple.news/AOaul-grsSuW...
“"One example is Barack Obama. He was criticized heavily for immigration enforcement. Did we see ICE agents shooting people, detaining US citizens, causing chaos in our streets? No."”
Axios
apple.news/AOaul-grsSuW...
The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.
Because of Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” the annual ICE budget — at $28 billion — is now larger than the annual budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons COMBINED.
No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.
No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.
January 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.
The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.
Miller: "In MN, the insurrectionists are confronting our officers on the street. They're being arrested. This is a natl security priority. Arrests of insurrectionists are made every day, and each provide us an opportunity to learn about the network from a law enforcement & natl security standpoint"
January 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.
The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.
Basically Trump is threatening to sanction NATO unless NATO commits suicide.
And people still think he might sanction Russia. He is doing Putin’s work.
And people still think he might sanction Russia. He is doing Putin’s work.
⚡️ Trump floats tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland ambitions.
"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that," Trump said.
"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that," Trump said.
January 16, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The mass deportations will reorient domestic law enforcement while the slow motion destruction of NATO and the emboldening of Russia plays out internationally. This is all being openly planned.
They are totally carrying out quiet, sanitized mass deportations in Florida using highway patrol, which racially targets drivers, picks them up and sends them to county jails to be held for ICE. The only people who seem concerned, or even aware, are the communities being targeted.
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
They are totally carrying out quiet, sanitized mass deportations in Florida using highway patrol, which racially targets drivers, picks them up and sends them to county jails to be held for ICE. The only people who seem concerned, or even aware, are the communities being targeted.
I guess Joe missed all the signs at the rallies that said “Mass Deportations”
I guess Joe didn’t bother to read project 2025. I guess he didn’t listen when Trump said I’m your retribution. It was actually very hard to miss.
I guess Joe didn’t bother to read project 2025. I guess he didn’t listen when Trump said I’m your retribution. It was actually very hard to miss.
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I guess Joe missed all the signs at the rallies that said “Mass Deportations”
I guess Joe didn’t bother to read project 2025. I guess he didn’t listen when Trump said I’m your retribution. It was actually very hard to miss.
I guess Joe didn’t bother to read project 2025. I guess he didn’t listen when Trump said I’m your retribution. It was actually very hard to miss.
*We* all knew what “mass deportations” would mean. Can someone find the people in this RNC photo and check if they approve of what’s going on?
January 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
*We* all knew what “mass deportations” would mean. Can someone find the people in this RNC photo and check if they approve of what’s going on?
"A top Trump adviser told Axios that the president is unhappy with the optics from Minnesota: “He wants deportations. He wants mass deportations. What he doesn't want is what people are seeing. He doesn’t like the way it looks.”- NOTUS
As we all know, LOOKS ARE EVERYTHING!
Actions are arguable.
As we all know, LOOKS ARE EVERYTHING!
Actions are arguable.
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"A top Trump adviser told Axios that the president is unhappy with the optics from Minnesota: “He wants deportations. He wants mass deportations. What he doesn't want is what people are seeing. He doesn’t like the way it looks.”- NOTUS
As we all know, LOOKS ARE EVERYTHING!
Actions are arguable.
As we all know, LOOKS ARE EVERYTHING!
Actions are arguable.
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn, So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
The New Republic: apple.news/Av-l9jKsTTAy...
🔥if you aren't helping STFU‼️
The New Republic: apple.news/Av-l9jKsTTAy...
🔥if you aren't helping STFU‼️
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn — The New Republic
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
apple.news
January 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn, So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
The New Republic: apple.news/Av-l9jKsTTAy...
🔥if you aren't helping STFU‼️
The New Republic: apple.news/Av-l9jKsTTAy...
🔥if you aren't helping STFU‼️
If Kamala Harris was president right now, the U.S. would be in an economic boom because there would be
No tariffs
No large government lay offs
No intromission into the Federal Reserve
No mass deportations
No taxes on remittances
Continued legal immigration and tourism
The AI boom would also be there
No tariffs
No large government lay offs
No intromission into the Federal Reserve
No mass deportations
No taxes on remittances
Continued legal immigration and tourism
The AI boom would also be there
January 16, 2026 at 9:49 PM
If Kamala Harris was president right now, the U.S. would be in an economic boom because there would be
No tariffs
No large government lay offs
No intromission into the Federal Reserve
No mass deportations
No taxes on remittances
Continued legal immigration and tourism
The AI boom would also be there
No tariffs
No large government lay offs
No intromission into the Federal Reserve
No mass deportations
No taxes on remittances
Continued legal immigration and tourism
The AI boom would also be there
Also mass deportations
January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Also mass deportations
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and that’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/JiQCJFg
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/JiQCJFg
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and that’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/JiQCJFg
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/JiQCJFg
He wants mass deportations but doesn’t like “the way it looks” for him. So narcissistic and self-serving.
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
He wants mass deportations but doesn’t like “the way it looks” for him. So narcissistic and self-serving.
Specifically targeting blue states and cities. They avoid mass deportations and shows of terrorizing force in red states like Texas and Florida, where there clearly are more undocumented immigrants
Power, greed and blatant racism
Make America White Again
Fuck them
Power, greed and blatant racism
Make America White Again
Fuck them
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Specifically targeting blue states and cities. They avoid mass deportations and shows of terrorizing force in red states like Texas and Florida, where there clearly are more undocumented immigrants
Power, greed and blatant racism
Make America White Again
Fuck them
Power, greed and blatant racism
Make America White Again
Fuck them
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and that’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/L5NAFl4
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/L5NAFl4
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and that’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/L5NAFl4
The policy is the terror, and the terror is the policy. trib.al/L5NAFl4
Good thread, and Sargent is exactly right. There's no "good" way to do mass deportations, and the terror attacks of ICE are not separate from that policy.
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Good thread, and Sargent is exactly right. There's no "good" way to do mass deportations, and the terror attacks of ICE are not separate from that policy.