Trump government`s ICE Lightning Operation has attracted national attention since it was exposed.
Especially`s more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States are panic.
Now, the first list has been locked in, involving 10 major cities, 2000 non-migrant families who have been ordered to expel, and the round-up operation has begun!
Ten big cities, lock in 2040 families.
Government officials say President Trump has ordered (ICE) Agent arrest of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport about 2040 migrant families who have been ordered to expel them.
ICE may begin dawn raids on locked migrant families in 10 cities in sheltered cities, including: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Baltimore, Atlanta, Denver and New Orleans.
ICE has prepared manpower and equipment for the operation, officials familiar with the matter said.
Yesterday (June 21) the ICE, Department of National Security and the White House continued round tables to discuss the scope of operations.
ICE intends to use hotel rooms as temporary working areas for parents and children, waiting for the whole family to arrive and prepare for eviction.
Government officials also acknowledged that they might be released by putting electronic monitors on individual illegal immigrants who could not be expelled immediately by arrest.
Unlicensed guest "evaporates from the world"
On the other hand, 11 million unlicensed migrant families across the United States feel panic this time.
It is reported that since yesterday, they have tried not to leave the door, avoid going to busy places, reduce shopping and driving, fear going out at night, dare not even go to church, and parents will not let their children attend summer camps.
An Salvadoran migrant who came to the United States as a child said he no longer went to the post office and the government building;
A mother from Guatemala on the outskirts of Maryland said the massive return scared her that she could hardly leave the house unless she bought necessities.
If I drive, the police will find that I have no papers when they stop me because of minor problems, she said. Fortunately, at the end of the child`s semester, I don`t have to go out much.
The initial target of the lock-in was mainly immigrants with deportation orders.
ICE officials say nearly 1 million immigrants in the United States have received eviction orders, while ICE deports an average of about 7000 people a month.
But less than 2 percent of migrant families who came to the United States from Central America in 2017 have been expelled, according to statistics from the Ministry of National Security.
Is the shelter still safe?
The lightning action plan was exposed by the media months ago.
The Washington Post was the first to report the news. The purpose of the proposed action is said to be to send a message to deter other stowaways.
The reported lightning enforcement operations are limited to sheltered cities where local law enforcement agencies do not cooperate with the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE), the report said.
The preliminary plan has listed a total of 2500 adults and children to be arrested and deported, which has since expanded to 10, 000.
Today, the details of the implementation are not much different from what was exposed at the time, with the focus on sheltering undocumented people in the city.
Many sheltered cities have also stated their position in the near future.
Government, for example, sympathizes with and protects immigrants in most parts of Greater Washington, and many officials say they will not cooperate with ICE.
The mayor of Baltimore and the prefects of Maryland`s five largest counties say they welcome the vitality of immigrants and immigrants, support community diversity, and city police, county police and local government will continue to ensure that everyone`s basic rights is respected.
The law Aid Justice Center in Northern Virginia says it and many maintain legal rights groups have urged local officials not to work with ICE.
The center visited an apartment building in (Annandale), Anandale, on the 20th, warning dozens of migrant residents not to let strangers in or provide personal information, just saying I`m sorry. I`m busy. The center said the best self-protection when meeting immigration officials is silence.
ActionNYC, a community-based law aid agency in New York, is on standby to serve migrant families. In case of emergency, you can call the service hotline: 1 / 800 / 354 / 0365.
Immigrants outside the city of New York have been hunted by ICE and can also call the State government Freedom Protection Corps at 1: 800 / 566 / 7636.
The highest profile capture
Although many people in the United States support, understand, and want them to stay, many people in the United States support, understand, and want them to stay.
But thousands of illegal immigrants have poured into the U.S.-Mexican border, and these images have also made Americans aware of the danger at the border.
Large-scale immigration law enforcement operations are usually strictly confidential to avoid alarm, but Trump 17 tweets automatically exposed, to the dismay of judicial personnel, they do not feel the need to keep a secret.
Trump government believes that a high-profile round-up and eviction can deter Central Americans who think of the United States.
Some NSA and ICE officials also said Trump, which had just been running for re-election, appeared to be interested in using the operation for political purposes.
However, now that illegal immigrants are suddenly "disappearing from the world", I wonder if this lightning operation can still strike as quickly as its name.
