The blueprint — laid out in a 26-page document President Donald Trump’s advisers received before the inauguration — carries an estimated price tag of $25 billion and recommends a range of aggressive tactics to rapidly deport 12 million people before the 2026 midterms, including some that would likely face legal and operational challenges, according to a copy obtained by POLITICO.

Deporting 12 million people in two years “would require the government to eject nearly 500,000 illegal aliens per month,” the document says. “To keep pace with the Trump deportations, it would require a 600% increase in activity. It is unlikely that the government could swell its internal ranks to keep pace with this demand …in order to process this enormous number of deportations, the government should enlist outside assistance.”

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      7 hours ago

      Hmm, my immigrant SO is still okay, so hopefully not yet. I am eying the local gun store just in case though.

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      19 hours ago

      Considering that they’ve already sent immigrants without names in Guantanamo Bay and there’s no regulation there, it’s not too soon.