President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations. "Operation W*****k" from the Eisenhower days is serving as inspiration. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Trump supporters hold signs reading "Mass Deportation Now!" at the Republican National Convention in July. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The first time Donald Trump was president, he really wanted to deport a lot of people.
We have some bad hombres here and we're gonna get him out.
But he wasn't all that successful.
I mean, don't tell him because it would probably drive him nuts.
But his predecessor, Barack Obama, actually deported way more people than he did.
Thank you for reminding me.
Thanks Obama.
But now Donald Trump is getting a second shot at the title, and people say this time he means business.
Immigrant advocacy groups are bracing for a prison resumed second Trump administration that promises those mass deportations he talked about and.
A harsher immigration regulations Immediately upon taking.
The oath of office.
I will launch the largest deportation program in American history.
Seal the border, deport all the illegals.
Now on Today Explained.
We're going to figure out what he wants to do, who he wants to do it for him, and how likely it is he'll get it done.
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