Day: February 9, 2026

Photo credit: MPRnews As the magnum opus of his second administration, Donald Trump promised sweeping reforms in immigration policy and enforcement. Indeed, he campaigned on having the American federal government carry out mass-deportations of undocumented migrants, an idea seemingly borrowed from European far-right groups. With his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the agency responsible for carrying out deportations in the U.S., the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), had its budget raised to approximatelty 85B$, which makes the agency better funded than most modern militaries, including Canada’s (Center for International Policy). Trump’s…