removal orders. and, of course, that isn t what i.c.e. will go after in this, but that s the pool of people who have been all the way through the due process chain. those threats drew coverage as people braced for mass raids. at least ten major cities across the u.s. are bracing for sweeping raids. local immigrant rights groups are preparing for possible i.c.e. raids as early as this weekend. the trump administration putting undocumented immigrants on notice, deportation raids will begin this next sunday. i.c.e. is ready to go. this is intended to be a massive show of force against america s undocumented immigrants. not lot of headlines, but there was no massive show after reports of millions, then targeting 2000 migrants. today s the new york times right here reports i.c.e. actually made a handful of arrests that appeared to take place. similar headlines in the wall street journal reporting that trump s promised mass raids failed to materialize.
is a safe environment and they are again being put in challenges situations with no recourse and very little access to counsel. we know access to counsel makes all the difference in these cases. on the will they or won t they aspect, here was a trump border czar, ken cuccinelli. take a look. they re absolutely going to happen. there s approximately 1 million people in this country with remove orders. that isn t what i.c.e. will go after in this but that s the pool of people all the way through the due process chain. what are immigrant communities doing with that this weekend? does it feel like this is the time and how do they prepare. they ve already started to happen. we have reports coming out of the bay area and not just people with deportation orders but collateral arrests around him. we got a report from the telemundo affiliate in florida. they re already happening. folks having sunday as this day
rights. these families are hard-working members of our community and our country. this brutal action will terrorize children and tear families apart. reporter: department of homeland security officials are suggesting they are looking to cast a wide net. they re absolutely going to happen. there s approximately $1 million people in this country with removal orders. and of course, that isn t what i.c.e. will go after in this, but that s the pool of people who have been all the way through the due process chain. reporter: an echo of what the president told reporters at the g-20 summit in japan. the only problem is that they have to come in through a process. they have to come in legally. but, yeah, we will be removing large numbers of people. reporter: despite the potential for harrowing images of families being separated by i.c.e. agents, republicans are backing the president s roundup. i don t know the day that it takes place, but if you have come to this position, you ve
and now they re back on and expected to start on sunday and last several days. the new york times talking to sources anonymous, including two department of homeland security officials as well as one former official. they say these raids will focus on 2,000 undocumented immigrants that recently crossed into the united states, targeted interior enforcement, the plans of which are still in the preliminary stages, but they also will include according to the new york times reporting, collateral arrest. meaning even if the undocumented immigrant is not the target of a raid, they too might get scooped up by i.c.e. officials. they re absolutely going to happen. there s approximately a million people in this country with removal orders, and of course that isn t what i.c.e. will go after in this, but that s the pool of people all the way through the due process chain. these i.c.e. raids are the trump administration s efforts
with removal orders and that isn t what ice will go after but that is the pool of people who have been through the due process chain. last month donald trump delayed the raids to get congress time to tighten asylum standards that may be drawing many immigrants to the united states. in the meantime the rhetoric in congress has grown more intense with one prominent freshman house member suggesting the department of homeland security shouldn t exist. i feel like we are at a very supported position at least in terms of evidence, in terms of being able to make the argument we never should have created dhs in the early 2000s. many republicans call that statement absurd and have gone after democrats for using obama era photos to decry the treatment of immigrant children. shannon: doug luzader live for us, appreciate it.