{"id":2631033,"date":"2026-07-17T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rather-than-back-down-trump-must-escalate-his-campaign-for-mass-deportations\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:42:50","slug":"rather-than-back-down-trump-must-escalate-his-campaign-for-mass-deportations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rather-than-back-down-trump-must-escalate-his-campaign-for-mass-deportations\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Needs To Be More Aggressive On Illegal Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frather-than-back-down-trump-must-escalate-his-campaign-for-mass-deportations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-releases-statement-on-hunter-biden-verdict-calls-out-biden-crime-family\/\" title=\"... Campaign Issues Statement on Hunter Biden Verdict, Accuses &#039;Biden Crime Family\">article discusses recent developments<\/a> in U.S. immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. It highlights two fatal shootings of illegal aliens during routine ICE vehicle stops, prompting the Department of Homeland Security to temporarily halt such stops nationwide.This decision faced immediate criticism from conservatives concerned about undermining effective enforcement tools, but the White House later reversed the order, wiht Trump emphasizing the importance of aggressive deportation measures. The piece advocates for more extensive immigration enforcement, including large-scale raids on illegal immigrant neighborhoods and workplaces, especially targeting industries like construction, hospitality, and agriculture that employ millions of illegal aliens. The author urges the government to pursue asset forfeiture against employers of illegal aliens and conduct door-to-door raids in urban enclaves to deter illegal immigration effectively. He stresses that bold, and sometimes unpopular, actions are necessary to fulfill campaign promises, restore order, and reduce illegal presence in the country, despite intense political and media opposition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Conservatives who supported Donald Trump primarily because of his pledge to conduct large-scale deportations of illegal aliens had a bit of a scare this week. <\/p>\n<p>An illegal alien from Mexico <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/07\/14\/mullin-caves-on-ice-enforcement-after-texas-maine-shootings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was fatally shot last week by ICE immigration<\/a> enforcement officers after he \u201cweaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer.\u201d Another illegal alien, this one from Colombia, was fatally shot this week after he attempted to flee from ICE agents in his vehicle. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2076798878595342620?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Both<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2074626271716216846?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">incidents<\/a> took place during legal, targeted vehicle stops by agents. These types of stops are relatively routine in ICE\u2019s immigration enforcement mission and have been relatively uncontroversial \u2014 until now.<\/p>\n<p>In response to an uproar by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=876160881800228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">usual suspects<\/a> on the left and the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenatorCollins\/status\/2077055577297916310?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reliably spineless<\/a> on the right, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ordered ICE agents to cease most vehicle stops nationwide on Tuesday. According to multiple sources within ICE who spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmelugin_\/status\/2077134147613540779?s=46&#038;t=J30u5Y_Z_wASay3GqEuR2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-ice-orders-agents-to-cease-all-vehicle-stops-after-recent-shootings?author=Jennie+Taer&#038;category=News&#038;elementPosition=0&#038;row=0&#038;rowType=Vertical+List&#038;title=EXCLUSIVE%3A+ICE+Orders+Agents+To+Cease+All+Vehicle+Stops+After+Recent+Shootings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a>, agents on the ground were frustrated by the directive, lamenting that it would cause a crash in arrests. <\/p>\n<p>The decision was met with almost immediate backlash on the right, fearing that this represented another instance of the administration caving to the left on immigration after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/02\/12\/nx-s1-5712280\/minnesota-ice-surge-ends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retreat from Minneapolis<\/a> earlier this year. The administration almost immediately began to backtrack. Border czar Tom Homan went on Fox News to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmelugin_\/status\/2077134147613540779?s=46&#038;t=J30u5Y_Z_wASay3GqEuR2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assure audiences<\/a> that the order was \u201ca short term pause, a short term review\u201d that would not affect arrest numbers. He also mentioned that ICE agents receive \u201cextensive\u201d vehicle stop training.<\/p>\n<p>But, on Wednesday, the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/foxnews\/status\/2077399159305298190?s=46&#038;t=J30u5Y_Z_wASay3GqEuR2g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told Fox News<\/a> that President Donald Trump had reversed the order on traffic stops. Trump also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dhsgov\/status\/2077352724358631702?s=46&#038;t=G1nRzF-HvbepVmWZPyfXAw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted on Truth Social<\/a> that:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Open Border Policy of Sleepy Joe Biden allowed 25,000,000 people to pour into our Country, unchecked and unvetted. Many were Criminals, and we have to get them out. In order to do this, we must be strong, tough, and smart, and we CANNOT give up one of I.C.E.\u2019s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP! Once we do, we are playing right into the criminal\u2019s hands. The Radical Left Dumocrats would like to see this done, but it won\u2019t happen on my watch. I.C.E., be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmelugin_\/status\/2077830731200356494?s=12&#038;t=ymBBBF91jmvr_JmBodw1Ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports have surfaced<\/a> that DHS will require at least one person on an ICE team to wear a bodycam in order to conduct a traffic stop. Not ideal, but not a great impediment to enforcement in the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n<p>All\u2019s well that ends well, right?<\/p>\n<p>Well, there\u2019s still the problem of millions, probably tens of millions, of illegal aliens still in this country and the even bigger problem of this administration\u2019s haphazard attempts to deal with that fact. While traffic stops may be one of the most common and effective methods of catching illegal aliens, it\u2019s simply not enough to deal with the sheer number of illegals residing in the country. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of backing down and instead of continuing on with business as usual, the Trump administration needs to take this opportunity to escalate its deportation methods. It needs to begin rounding up illegals en masse by targeting employers of illegal aliens and conducting large-scale raids on known illegal alien neighborhoods. That\u2019s the only way to achieve true mass deportations in a timely manner and fulfill one of Trump\u2019s central campaign promises.<\/p>\n<p>The initial surge of ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier this year was an encouraging sign, but the fatal shootings of two radical anti-ICE activists gave the administration cold feet. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey both talked with Trump, who agreed to a drawdown of ICE\u2019s presence in the city. Walz and Frey\u2019s refusal to cooperate in the actual operation (but they were more than happy to coordinate the retreat) has only <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/28\/trump-has-failed-his-nullification-crisis-other-states-will-follow-minnesotas-example\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encouraged<\/a> other states and cities to follow their example.<\/p>\n<p>Leftists already try to block every normal enforcement method. Democrat politicians and judges  block efforts in the courts and in Congress, sometimes taking the law into <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/08\/26\/wisconsin-judge-charged-with-helping-illegal-alien-evade-ice-rakes-in-nearly-50k-in-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their own hands<\/a> to aid and abet illegal aliens. Radical anti-ICE activists impeded ICE operations and actively aided illegal aliens in evading ICE agents during operations in Minneapolis, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/06\/checkpoints-and-street-corner-sentries-in-minneapolis-ice-hating-anarchists-are-an-occupying-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">documented<\/a> by The Federalist\u2019s Breccan Thies.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of crushing the blatant insurrection by Democrats in Minnesota, Trump folded, and he needs to rectify that mistake by doubling down on stronger immigration enforcement. <\/p>\n<p>A few large industries employ millions of illegal aliens. The construction industry employs an estimated 1.6 million illegals, <a href=\"https:\/\/abic.us\/construction-securing-the-workforce-behind-americas-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the American Business Immigration Coalition, while the hospitality industry (which includes hotels and restaurants) <a href=\"https:\/\/abic.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hospitality.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">employs<\/a> another million. Nearly half of America\u2019s agricultural workers are noncitizens without work authorization, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/racial-equity-and-health-policy\/potential-implications-of-immigration-restrictions-on-the-u-s-agricultural-workforce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to a 2025 study from KFF.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/immpolicytracking.org\/policies\/reported-ice-has-resumed-worksite-raids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">restarted<\/a> workplace raids in 2025, soon after Trump reentered office, but the administration needs to become far more aggressive when taking on these companies. The DOJ should pursue charges and seek maximum punishment for any company that employs illegal aliens. Perhaps the best way to force compliance from businesses is to utilize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/investigate\/white-collar-crime\/asset-forfeiture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asset forfeiture<\/a> against businesses that employ illegal aliens. Asset forfeiture allows law enforcement to seize property suspected of being involved in a crime, in this case, employing an illegal alien. So, if an employer hires illegal aliens, the federal government can seize that business and its assets.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has already begun <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/7d4Rh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fining aliens<\/a> who ignore deportation orders and has ramped up <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compliance enforcement<\/a> for businesses, but focusing squarely on the employers of illegal aliens should be the top priority. Employers\u2019 fear of asset forfeiture under a more strict immigration enforcement regime would do much of the heavy lifting \u2014 faced with losing their business or dumping their illegal employees, the vast majority of owners will choose the latter.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration should also ramp up large-scale raids on residential neighborhoods. This is the best option for high-volume arrests outside of places of employment. Going door-to-door certainly represents a greater danger to agents than stopping a vehicle, since homes are more difficult to navigate for officers and could contain weapons, but the average arrest yield will be much higher. Like most immigrants, illegal aliens tend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0049089X18302552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concentrate<\/a> in their own ethnic enclave neighborhoods in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2017\/02\/09\/514361844\/most-immigrants-who-are-here-illegally-reside-in-20-metro-areas-says-pew-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urban areas<\/a>, making the identification and raiding of these areas theoretically straightforward. The president and the officials in his administration just require the will to carry out these types of raids, regardless of the inevitable bad press pushed by the leftist media.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these methods instill fear in illegal aliens, and that\u2019s the point. Physically rounding up the possibly tens of millions of illegals in this country is a herculean task, even when employing the above-mentioned tactics. But employing those aggressive tactics will inspire more aliens to self-deport.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration can\u2019t allow its deportation policies to be dictated by the outrage of the left and the propaganda press, or else it will fall far short of its promises to the conservative base. If leftists are going to accuse routine stops of being identical to (insert tired and inaccurate Nazi Germany comparison here), then the only response is to call their bluff and escalate. The administration must grow a spine, dare to be unpopular for a little while, and get down to the nitty-gritty of rolling back the illegal alien tide that has swept over our country for the last five decades. The means by which we\u2019ll save this republic won\u2019t be pretty, but that doesn\u2019t make those methods any less necessary.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Hayden Daniel is a staff editor at The Federalist. He previously worked as an editor at The Daily Wire and as deputy editor\/opinion editor at The Daily Caller. He received his B.A. in European History from Washington and Lee University with minors in Philosophy and Classics. Follow him on Twitter at @HaydenWDaniel<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives face setback as ICE traffic stops halted temporarily<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1548,"featured_media":2631034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-220-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33709,5052,3813,36382,32640],"class_list":["post-2631033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-security","tag-enforcement","tag-immigration","tag-immigration-policy","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-220-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1548"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631033\/revisions\/2631037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}