Trump "Will Launch Large-Scale Deportation Operation on First Day of Term"

Trump's Speech at Howell Rally in Michigan

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Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate in the United States, visited the battleground state of Michigan on the 20th (local time) and reiterated his stance to strongly address illegal immigration issues if he wins the presidential election.

Former President Trump held a campaign event in front of the police station in Howell, a small town on the outskirts of Detroit, saying, "On the first day of my term, I will carry out the largest deportation operation in U.S. history," and emphasized, "We will eliminate all criminal foreigners, all criminals."

He recalled that the Dwight Eisenhower administration deployed military forces in the 1950s to carry out mass deportations of illegal immigrants, and declared, "My operation will be on a larger scale than that."

Trump claimed, "The crime rate in Venezuela decreased by 72% compared to last year because criminals from the capital Caracas are being driven out of the city and sent to us." He also said, "The prison population worldwide has decreased, and that is also because criminals are being sent to the United States," adding, "Crime in the U.S. has gotten out of control."

Former President Trump also blamed Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate. He criticized, "One of the immigrants had previously been arrested on rape charges but was not deported due to New York City laws strongly supported by Harris."

He dismissed poll results showing that suburban women do not support him as "fake polls," claiming, "I will prevent illegal (entry) foreigners from coming to the suburbs. Suburban women like me. We have seen many fake polls."

Meanwhile, an international news outlet reported that within the Democratic Party, criticism arose that Trump incited racial conflict by campaigning in Howell, Michigan, where a white supremacist rally was held a month ago. Last month, dozens of white supremacists marched in downtown Howell holding signs that read "White lives matter" and chanting slogans such as "We love Hitler. We love Trump."

In response, the Trump campaign denied allegations that the choice of campaign location was related to white supremacy, noting that President Joe Biden also visited Howell in 2021.

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