The TMI Show Ep 22: “Mass Deportations: Facts and Fantasies”

On The TMI Show, co-hosts Ted Rall and Manila Chan investigate what's true and what's not about the second Trump Administration's plans for border policy and the millions of asylum applicant and illegal immigrants who migrated into the United States over the last few years.

Trump has appointed former acting Director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tom Homan to be his border czar. Homan has promised “shock and awe” on Day One—but the message is confusing. Contrary to what Trump said on the campaign trail, the US military will probably not be involved anytime soon in deportations. That job will fall to ICE, which will focus on people here illegally who are suspected of having committed serious crimes, as well as gang members—which is the same priority currently in effect under Joe Biden. They don't plan to break down doors at anyone's homes. Homan does, however, suggest that raids on workplaces, a tactic Biden discontinued, could return. There is also a mixed messaging on whether families might be separated because some members have legal status and others don't.

Meanwhile, immigrant advocates and activists will be availing themselves of remedies in the legal system to slow down expulsions. What tools do they have? How effective are they?

Our expert guest is immigration attorney Susan Pai. After attending the University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Louisville and Nagoya University in Japan, Susan began her career as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the State of Washington. Susan is a nationally recognized speaker and writer. She is a front page featured Huffington Post writer on immigration issues (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-pai/5-million-reasons-for-rec_b_5056302.html) and has submitted Congressional Testimony on humanitarian immigration issues. She has worked with the Senate Judiciary Committee on business immigration and has testified as an expert on immigration compliance. Susan has spoken at national anti-fraud conventions, immigration law conferences and law schools.

Join us as we answer the question: what's the truth about mass deportations under another Trump Administration?