Some of them were murderers. Some of them were rapists. Some of them raped a child. Some sexually assaulted a child,’ the border czar said.

Trump’s rhetoric focuses on mass roundups as a spectacle of fear, but the criminal legal system remains the primary tool for carrying out deportations. The new administration has already stated its intention to expand 287 (g), agreements that deputize local police as immigration enforcers.

President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers