Shifting Tides: Trump's Evolving Deportation Strategy Amid Backlash
After facing widespread unpopularity, Trump's hardline deportation campaign has seen a shift in tone, with key figures like Kristi Noem and Gregory Bovino replaced or demoted. The article explores the changes and the factors driving them.
Shifting Tides: Trump's Evolving Deportation Strategy Amid Backlash
In a stark shift from the draconian and theatrical deportation tactics employed by the Trump administration last year, the White House has recently signaled a change in tone, signaling a potential recalibration of its signature campaign promise. The replacement of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the demotion of Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino, both hardline figures who became the face of Trump's crackdown, suggest a move towards a more moderate approach.
Throughout 2019, the Trump administration delivered on its pledge of mass deportation, with Noem and Bovino defending a strategy of large-scale raids that sent immigration agents flooding into U.S. cities, terrorizing communities and clashing with protesters. However, the killings of two U.S. citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, by immigration officers in a matter of three weeks, have sparked a sweeping backlash that has led Democratic members of Congress to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for more than a month in an attempt to rein in ICE.
A Shift in Tone
Even President Trump himself has acknowledged the need for a
Source: The Guardian
