US Meat, Milk Prices Should Spike if Donald Trump Carries Out Mass Deportation Schemes

The US meat and dairy industries rely heavily on unauthorized workers, which means prices will likely rise sharply if the Trump administration actually enacts its plans.

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Trump Wants Mass Deportations. He Will Need Jails and Sanctuary Cities to Help.

Immigration experts say the Trump administration would need cooperation from local law enforcement to deport millions of people.
The New York Times - 2h
Tom Homan takes to conservative media to outline Trump's plan for mass deportations

Tom Homan, Trump's incoming "border czar," has gone on conservative outlets to pitch Trump's mass deportation plan — and to explain how it might work.
NBC News - 6h
Trump promises ‘fully expedited approvals and permits’ to billionaire investors in the US – live

President-elect also promises faster environmental approvals without giving further details in latest sign of billionaire-friendly policies. Art Arthur, a resident fellow at the anti-immigration ...
The Guardian - 1d
Watch live: Senate Judiciary Committee examines Trump mass deportation plan

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to probe President-elect Trump's plan to execute the largest deportation of migrants in U.S. history when he returns to office next month. The committee ...
The Hill - 1d
Stephen Miller says mass deportations will be Trump’s first priority

Stephen Miller, who was chosen by President-elect Trump to be his deputy chief of staff for policy, said mass deportations will be Trump’s first priority. Miller joined Fox News’s “Sunday Morning ...
The Hill - 2d
Byron Donalds: Using military for deportations would be a 'last resort'

Rep. Byron Donalds, a prominent ally of Donald Trump, downplayed the prospects of a major military role in the president-elect's deportation effort.
ABC News - 3d
Rep. Donalds says using military assets in deportation efforts is 'extreme last resort'

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) said on Sunday that President-elect Trump will use military assets to execute his mass deportation plan only as an “extreme last resort.” In an interview on ABC News’s ...
The Hill - 3d
How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme?

Trump deported 1.5 million people in his first term; it’s now suggested he’ll remove 1 million a year in his second term. When Donald Trump takes office in January, his administration plans to ...
The Guardian - Dec. 4
Texas is offering land for Trump mass deportation facilities

Trump transition officials are exploring the possibility of building immigrant detention facilities on a plot of land recently purchased by the state of Texas.
NBC News - Dec. 4