Council On Foreign Reltions: ICE & Deportations: How Trump Is Reshaping Immigration Enforcement

Article by Kaleah Haddock and Diana Roy Last updated December 1, 2025 12:00 pm (EST)

Since returning to office in 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken major steps to reshape immigration policy and enforcement in pursuit of his campaign promise to execute “the largest domestic deportation operation” in U.S. history. As part of this effort, his administration has carried out deportation flights, increasingly to third countries where migrants have no existing ties; ramped up nationwide immigration raids; and granted expanded or new powers to various federal, state, and local officials to enforce domestic immigration laws. Read more…