President Trump promised during the 2024 campaign to conduct mass deportations and undo Biden-era immigration programs.
His efforts to dramatically alter the country’s immigration system began on his first day back in office when he banned refugees from entering the country, ended access to asylum at the southern border and canceled a program that allows migrants to enter the United States through a mobile app.
It was just the beginning.
Since Mr. Trump took office, his administration has targeted Democratic-run cities with aggressive immigration operations. It banned migrants from more than 35 countries from entering the United States. It tried to end the practice of birthright citizenship, hired thousands of new ICE officers, allowed the agency the power to enter homes without a judicial warrant and shipped migrants to far-flung countries to which they have no connection.
The plan to end Temporary Protected Status was always a core strategy as well. The program has long been viewed skeptically by conservatives who believed it was being abused to allow migrants to stay indefinitely and was a draw for others to cross into the country illegally.
The cancellation also works hand in hand with Mr. Trump’s goals of mass deportation. If migrants lose protection through T.P.S., they will become potential targets for ICE to arrest and deport.
Hamed Aleaziz covers the Department of Homeland Security and immigration policy for The Times.
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