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16. ...the agency was also hiring quickly, with 2,500 new attorneys to prosecute cases in immigration court, 11,000 deportat

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Thu May 7, 2026, 03:28 PM

May 7

Border czar promises 'mass deportations are coming' to fulfill Trump's promises
May 7, 20265:00 AM ET

Ximena Bustillo

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Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, who is retiring by the end of the month, said the agency was also hiring quickly, with 2,500 new attorneys to prosecute cases in immigration court, 11,000 deportation officers and 3,500 special agents.............

https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/g-s1-120580/trump-border-czar-mass-deportations

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Trump's border czar threatens to flood New York with ICE: 'More agents than you've ever seen before' [View all] BumRushDaShow May 7 OP

Bring it motherfucker. Ray Bruns May 7 #1

They seemed surprised by the resistance they met in Chicago and Minneapolis. tanyev May 7 #4

Why would you think NYC is tougher on this than Chicago and Minneapolis? Prairie Gates May 7 #6

Uhhhhhhh... GenThePerservering May 7 #17

Start anytime Prairie Gates May 7 #19

Seriously! Drum May 7 #13

Tom Homan, humaniod target dave99 May 7 #2

ICE never goes into dangerous areas. travelingthrulife Friday #20

I may be a pacifist, but would I cry if someone slapped him "silly" (and by that, I don't mean hlthe2b May 7 #3

If I was gonna lay a bet on who will win this fight.... ashredux May 7 #5

Democratic state senator Pat Fahy told Politico Wednesday that the border czar's threats were only making lawmakers mor riversedge May 7 #7

Mr. Potato Head... GiqueCee May 7 #8

Mr Potato Head GenThePerservering May 7 #18

Being a NYer from birth though I don't live there anymore, I'm sure the people of NY will accept it AZLD4Candidate May 7 #9

When the people rise and ICE is laying in the street, broken, BidenRocks May 7 #10

I'll be following their activity in the Russian neighborhoods. bluedigger May 7 #11

Won't end well -- Minniapolis times ten North Coast Lawyer May 7 #12

MANY men down dave99 Friday #22

In many cases, these "agents" are rubes who proudly avoid cities, ESPECIALLY New York. Drum May 7 #14

This guy takes bribes in paper bags Blues Heron May 7 #15

...the agency was also hiring quickly, with 2,500 new attorneys to prosecute cases in immigration court, 11,000 deportat riversedge May 7 #16

Quick.... Look over there! Sowhat13 Friday #21

NYC - 8 million people GenThePerservering Friday #23

Don't these fools realize what they are doing to our tax base?? travelingthrulife Saturday #24