Trump isn’t talking about deportations, but they’re still happening

The Trump administration hasn't been talking much about its mass deportation policy, but that doesn't mean efforts have stopped.


Back in February, support for President Trump’s mass deportation policy had plummeted. Two thirds of Americans polled by NPR said immigration enforcement had gone too far after agency officers killed two American citizens in Minneapolis.

The Trump administration has spent the past several months trying to regain public support ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

But what has actually changed about the policy?

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