Let’s Get to the Marrow of What Trump Just Did

The most important point for everyone to remember is this: The courts are a critical vehicle to stop the damage, but we really need to listen to those being harmed if we’re going to change how we operate,

Tumlin said

Costly, cruel and chaotic are the words that characterise the wave of extreme policies that the Trump administration has unleashed in its efforts to purge immigrants from our country,

Vanessa Cardenas, the executive director of the advocacy group America’s Voice, said during a call with reporters

Ras Barakanewark Mayor

I was appalled, upset, angry that this would happen here in this state, in this country,

Baraka said

What Trump’s orders make clear is that they are outlining immediate actions to hurt all immigrants: the 13 million undocumented people with years of life in the US, people with lawful protections, asylum seekers, those with non-immigrant visas already in our country, and those seeking to immigrate here legally,

she said

Well, he’s wrong. He’s going back to Haiti. I can tell you that.”

The border czar told the media

This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP [Customs and Border Protection] and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] to enforce our immigration laws and catch criminal aliens — including murderers and rapists — who have illegally come into our country,

a DHS spokesman said

The effect of this change will be to enhance national security and public safety — while reducing government costs — by facilitating prompting immigration determinations,

the notice reads

If you are thinking about breaking the laws of the United States of America, you will be returned home,

Leavitt said of Trump's message