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   Deterrence Messaging: Officials like Tom Homan repeatedly stated that   
   anyone undocumented should fear arrest, reinforcing the idea that no   
   distinction would be made.   
      
   🚨 Implications   
   For Democrats and Moderates: The early framing may have felt aligned   
   with public opinion, but the later expansion contradicted that   
   consensus, creating political backlash.   
      
   For Communities: Families without criminal histories became subject to   
   detention, increasing fear and instability in immigrant neighborhoods.   
      
   For Policy Advocacy: The shift illustrates how initial “priority”   
   messaging can be used as a tactical cover, while operational realities   
   expand enforcement far beyond those priorities.   
      
   ✅ Conclusion: You’re right to note the progression—Trump’s DHS began   
   2025 by emphasizing criminal targets, but quickly pivoted to a round‑up   
   approach that included all undocumented immigrants, regardless of   
   criminal profile.   
      
   https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/1iYaU7mtgyiMkcHvzV29U   
      
   Because of this mysterious quick shift, many regard this round-up as   
   racist-based and politically exploitative. I and a good majority of   
   Dems and leftists agreed that as long as those detained had criminal   
   profiles, it was the right thing to do to protect our communities.   
   But then as you can read above, it morphed into a campaign to get ALL   
   undocumented immigrants.   
   That resulted in a major opposition from the Left. Obama and Biden's   
   policies did not include ALL. They were focused on immigrants with   
   criminal records. That was the main reason their round-ups didn't cause   
   the massive public furor with polls showing a big drop-off of support.   
   Chaos and violence were minimal in contrast, and political opposition   
   was tempered.   
      
   I quote AI CoPilot:   
      
   Direct Answer: Under Obama, enforcement was explicitly narrowed to   
   criminals, security threats, and recent border crossers. Under Biden   
   (before Trump’s 2025 return), DHS returned to a similar prioritization   
   framework, focusing resources on serious criminals, national security   
   risks, and recent entrants rather than broad round‑ups. Trump’s current   
   approach diverges sharply by treating all undocumented immigrants as   
   enforcement targets.   
   📊 Obama Administration (2009–2017)   
   Priority Framework: Obama’s DHS emphasized “Felons, not families.   
   Criminals, not children”.   
      
   2014 Executive Action: Enforcement resources were directed toward:   
      
   National security threats   
      
   People convicted of serious crimes   
      
   Recent border crossers   
      
   Impact: Deportations of criminals rose by 80% compared to earlier years.   
      
   Numbers: Across his two terms, about 5.3–5.7 million removals occurred,   
   but many were border apprehensions rather than interior arrests.   
      
   📊 Biden Administration (2021–2024)   
   Initial Directives (Jan 2021): DHS was instructed to prioritize   
   enforcement against:   
      
   National security threats   
      
   Individuals convicted of aggravated felonies   
      
   Recent unlawful entrants   
      
   Legal Backing: The Supreme Court upheld prosecutorial discretion in   
   2023, affirming DHS’s authority to set priorities.   
      
   Operational Reality: Reports showed ICE sometimes deviated from Biden’s   
   priorities, but the official stance was narrower enforcement.   
      
   Title 42 Expulsions: During the pandemic, Biden relied heavily on Title   
   42 to expel recent border crossers, which inflated removal numbers but   
   did not expand interior enforcement.   
      
   📊 Trump Administration (2025)   
   Shift in Strategy: Began 2025 emphasizing criminal aliens, but by   
   mid‑year expanded to mass arrests of all undocumented immigrants.   
      
   Quotas: ICE arrest quotas rose from 1,000 to 3,000 per day, making it   
   impossible to limit enforcement only to criminals.   
      
   Result: By November 2025, nearly half of detainees had no criminal   
   record, held solely for civil immigration violations.   
      
   ✅ Conclusion: Obama and Biden both used prioritization frameworks to   
   focus on criminals and threats, while Trump’s current DHS has abandoned   
   that distinction, treating all undocumented immigrants as enforcement   
   targets.   
   https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/1iYaU7mtgyiMkcHvzV29U   
      
   Obama Era (2009–2017)   
   Gallup & Pew surveys (2010–2014):   
      
   Majority of Americans supported deporting undocumented immigrants with   
   criminal records.   
      
   Strong bipartisan agreement that “felons, not families” was the right   
   focus.   
      
   Split on broader deportations:   
      
   Roughly 55–60% opposed mass deportations of all undocumented immigrants.   
      
   Democrats especially favored prioritization, while Republicans were more   
   open to broader enforcement.   
      
   Biden Era (2021–2024)   
   Pew Research (2021–2023):   
      
   About 70% of Democrats supported limiting enforcement to serious   
   criminals and recent border crossers.   
      
   Independents leaned toward prioritization as well.   
      
   Republicans remained divided: some favored prioritization, but a   
   majority supported broader enforcement.   
      
   Public sentiment: Biden’s narrower enforcement aligned with majority   
   Democratic opinion, but faced criticism from Republicans who wanted   
   tougher measures.   
      
   Trump Return (2025)   
   Early 2025 (January–March):   
      
   Polls showed majority support (60–65%) for deporting undocumented   
   immigrants with criminal records.   
      
   Even Democrats agreed with this narrower focus, which is why DHS   
   messaging emphasized “criminal aliens” at first.   
      
   Mid–Late 2025:   
      
   As Trump shifted toward mass round‑ups, public opinion diverged:   
      
   Republicans: Majority supported the expansion.   
      
   Democrats & Independents: Opposition rose sharply, with many viewing it   
   as overreach.   
      
   Polling showed less than 40% support nationally for deporting all   
   undocumented immigrants regardless of criminal history.   
      
   ⚖️ Key Takeaway   
   Obama & Biden: Enforcement priorities were aligned with majority opinion   
   — focus on criminals, not families.   
      
   Trump (2025): Began aligned with public sentiment but quickly diverged,   
   pursuing mass deportations despite declining support outside his base.   
      
   ✅ Conclusion: Public opinion has consistently favored prioritizing   
   enforcement against criminal aliens rather than blanket deportations.   
   Obama and Biden stayed within that consensus, while Trump initially   
   echoed it but then shifted to a broader agenda that lost majority support.   
   https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/1iYaU7mtgyiMkcHvzV29U   
      
   There is also a large chart of the comparative policies of Biden, Obama   
   and Donald. It is messy to copy so I left it out.   
      
   Tom Homan has shifted his statements as Donald shifted from an emphasis   
   on illegals rounded up with criminal records to ALL rounded up. His   
   comments to Mika and numerous other interviewers became confusing.   
      
   And then I'd not want you to forget that Donnie's "no touch" promise   
   on the East Wing (FDR's legacy) shifted within 3 months to razing it   
   to the ground for the reason given to Fox news - "It looked like hell."   
      
   He and his administration have been shown thus far to be dishonest   
   and chaotic. I'd not expect their immigration agenda to be anything   
   less. But you've been duped so many times by that con artist and his   
   untrustworthy cabinet heads, I'd expect your full dumb support for a   
   race-based immigration policy that sucked a majority of the Left into   
   their spider nest of lies and obfuscations. That is what Americans do   
   not need or want: dishonest executives playing tricks to get what they   
   want. And resulting in an abyss of mutual distrust and disrespect.   
      
   This administration's shifty behavior and policies "look like hell."   
      
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