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Mass deportation is impossible under these conditions

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Amber Duke
Jul 21, 2026
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The Trump administration has made clear what kind of deportations won’t be tolerated.


CORPORATE AMNESTY

The Trump administration promised the largest deportation operation in American history. But there appears to be one major exception: illegal immigrants whose cheap labor is useful to powerful business interests.

That carveout helps explain why ICE agents keep conducting highly visible arrests in neighborhoods and on public roads — creating exactly the kind of tense confrontations the administration says it wants to avoid.

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