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U.S. Arrests 538 Illegal Migrants, Deports Hundreds Days After Trump Takes Office

Jan 24, 2025, 08:13 AM

Just days into President Donald Trump's second term, U.S. authorities have arrested 538 illegal migrants described as 'criminals' and deported hundreds more in a mass operation, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. She stated, "Promises made, promises kept," emphasizing the administration's commitment to its campaign pledges on immigration enforcement. The operation, which some sources are calling the largest mass deportation in U.S. history, involved military planes transporting deportees. Critics allege that even U.S. citizens were among those arrested, and that some deportees had been detained during President Joe Biden's tenure.