Published on 1 Feb 2025 on Benzinga
'It's Going To Be Impossible': Experts Doubt Feasibility Of Trump's Deportation...
President Donald Trump’s pledge to launch America’s largest deportation operation could face hurdles and could cost nearly $1 trillion over a decade, immigration experts and former officials warn.
The American Immigration Council estimates that deporting 11 million unauthorized immigrants would require building 216 new detention facilities yearly for more than a decade, each costing $36 million to build and $48 million annually to operate.