Mass Deportation Coalition releases deportation playbook

IAP wishes all of you a peaceful and restorative Easter and Passover!

The Immigration Accountability Project was thrilled to be part of the Mass Deportation Coalition's release this week of its Mass Deportation Playbook. The Playbook provides the Trump Administration with a roadmap to achieve at least one million deportations in 2026 and to build the infrastructure for many more deportations in the following years.

You can view the full Playbook at MassDeportation.com.

The Playbook's top strategy is to utilize worksite enforcement to crank up deportation numbers immediately:

"There is no chance for a mass deportation program if worksite enforcement is not the centerpiece." 

So we were pleased to hear White House Border Czar Tom Homan tell Fox News' Will Cain yesterday that Americans will soon see an increase in worksite enforcement:

"As that [TSA assistance from ICE] ramps down now, we'll put more [ICE] agents in the field. You'll see arrests go up. You're going to see more worksite enforcement operations coming up."

IAP's polling with McLaughlin & Associates shows strong support for Pres. Trump is making good on his campaign promise of conducting the “largest mass deportation operation” in history. Nearly two-thirds (66.1 percent) of American likely voters support deporting all illegal aliens who crossed the border illegally, and 64.7 percent support deporting all visa overstays. Among Trump voters, 74 percent say they'll be more likely to cast a vote for a Republican candidate for Congress in the November midterms if the Trump Administration deports at least one million illegal aliens in 2026.

DHS shutdown nearing an end?

On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced that he will go along with the Senate’s plan to end the six-week shutdown of most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senate Republicans passed a bill this week, by unanimous consent, to fund all of the department except Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Security Operations (the immigration enforcement section of Customs and Border Protection) through the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30, 2026). The House will presumably pass the Senate bill when it returns from Easter break. Republicans in both chambers will then pass a budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement through the end of Pres. Trump's term.

This is a risky strategy. First, it establishes a precedent to separate immigration enforcement from the standard appropriations process, which is likely to backfire if Democrats take control of Congress again. Second, funding for immigration enforcement, beyond what is in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is entirely dependent on Republicans’ ability to pass another budget reconciliation bill. Republicans will need to appease moderates, since they can only lose one vote to pass anything on a party line in the House, and three votes in the Senate.

House Conservatives are pushing back on this strategy, and there's a chance that the House may hold off on passing the DHS funding bill until the budget reconciliation process is completed, or at least well underway.

IAP attends Birthright Citizenship hearing at Supreme Court

IAP was honored to attend the arguments on President Trump’s Executive Order ending birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens and foreign visitors. As guests of Justice Thomas, we were seated in the box reserved for family and friends of the Justices. Robert De Niro was seated behind us (as a guest of Justice Sotomayor), and President Trump, then-Attorney General Bondi, and Commerce Secretary Lutnick were in the front row of the public gallery.

As always, it was fascinating to watch the interactions between the Justices as they asked their questions of the attorneys. We wish we could tell you how they will decide the case, but unfortunately, the three Trump-appointed Justices didn’t reveal much!

Rep. Aguilar sinks in Immigration Rankings

With both chambers of Congress out for the Easter recess, there wasn't much movement in this week's release of IAP Action's Congressional Immigration Rankings. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) fell five spots after cosponsoring H.R. 1061, the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act. The bill would restrict immigration enforcement within 1,000 feet of an extensive list of locations, essentially turning most of the United States into a sanctuary for illegal aliens.

You can view the full Immigration Rankings at IAPAction.com.

Immigration Articles

TomKlingenstein.com: America at the Crossroads: A Case for Mass Deportation

Former ICE Director Mark Morgan and President of the Oversight Project Mike Howell lay out the Mass Deportation Coaliation's case for calling for mass deportations.

CNN: Markwayne Mullin has started making policy changes at DHS. Some GOP lawmakers want him to do more

CNN digs in to Secretary Mullin’s first week at DHS, as he moves to correct some missteps at the massive agency responsible for immigration enforcement.

Washington Times: Pro-Trump immigration groups call for Phase II of mass deportations: Arrest migrants at worksites

The Washington Times breaks down the release of the Mass Deportation Playbook. See more from Politico and the Daily Caller. 

Next Week

The House and Senate remain on recess, even though a few Senators came to the floor to advance DHS spending without funding for ICE or Border Patrol. Currently, both bodies are expected to remain on recess next week.