By Isabella Torregiani
1:50am PDT, Jun 17, 2025
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On Sunday, June 15, President
Donald Trump announced a new immigration initiative, pledging to launch the "largest" mass deportation effort in U.S. history.
The program, spearheaded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will focus on Democrat-run cities.
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President Donald Trump shared the news on
Truth Social, where he applauded ICE agents for their "incredible strength, determination, and courage."
He then outlined which cities will be directly impacted, naming Los Angeles, Chicago and New York as primary targets.
"In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities … where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside," he wrote.
The president argued that these cities represent the "core of the Democrat Power Center," accusing leaders of using undocumented immigrants to "expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens."
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President Donald Trump claimed Democratic leaders are to blame for "destroying" the cities.
"These Radical Left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our Country, and actually want to destroy our Inner Cities — And they are doing a good job of it," he said.
He added that law enforcement should focus their efforts on "crime-ridden and deadly" areas, particularly where sanctuary city policies are in place.
"You don't hear about Sanctuary Cities in our Heartland!" he wrote.
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President Donald Trump's latest remarks come amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles, where demonstrations began on June 6 in response to increased ICE raids.
Despite public pushback, Trump made it clear he's not backing down.
"We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy. That's what they are," he said during his speech at the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 14.
Calling Los Angeles "a trash heap" with "entire neighborhoods under control" of criminals, Trump promised that the federal government would "use every asset at our disposal to quell the violence and restore law and order."
"We will liberate Los Angeles and make it free, clean, and safe again," Trump added.
