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Trump renews pledge to deport millions, but ICE reality is far more limited

The president caught many White House and immigration officials off guard by announcing upcoming deportations on Twitter. Experts say that telegraphing a plan to round up undocumented immigrants could undermine its effectiveness.

By Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti, Abigail Hauslohner and Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers execute criminal search warrants and arrest more than 100 company employees on federal immigration violations at a trailer manufacturing business in Sumner on Aug. 28, 2018.

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