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Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs. Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them | Flipboard

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What to know about Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs. Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them

The text contrasts Donald Trump's campaign promises regarding mass deportations and job protection with a Brookings Institution report stating that ICE raids have resulted in a loss of over 668,000 jobs.

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Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs.

Why it matters

Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them After campaigning to enact mass deportations on what he said would be “day one” of his second administration, President Donald Trump seems to have … Fortune flipped this story into Personal…

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs.

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The text contrasts Donald Trump's campaign promises regarding mass deportations and job protection with a Brookings Institution report stating that ICE raids have resulted in a loss of over 668,000 jobs.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that Donald Trump has promised mass deportations with the intent to increase employment for Americans. The PIIE source explicitly states the policy is 'intended to increase employment', and the American Immigration Council source references 'claims of politicians like Trump and Vance' regarding Americans getting jobs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The most well-known member is patriarch Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present), which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_family
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Claim 2: “Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them”
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The claim is directly corroborated by multiple independent sources citing a Brookings Institution report. The Brookings Institution's own site and Fortune magazine both report that the immigration surge resulted in 668,000 lost jobs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Douglas William Elmendorf (born April 16, 1962) is an American economist who served as dean and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government from 2016 to 2024. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Elmendorf
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Max Lerner (December 20, 1902 – June 5, 1992) was a Russia-born American journalist and educator known for his syndicated column.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Lerner
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Cross Check is an ongoing law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to identify, arrest, and deport illegal immigrants with criminal records. Since …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cross_Check
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Claim 3: “campaigning to enact mass deportations on what he said would be “day one” of his second administration”
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Multiple sources confirm that Trump campaigned on the promise of mass deportations to be enacted immediately. One source explicitly mentions he ran on a promise to enact mass deportation 'and to do so immediately', while another confirms he campaigned on a promise to 'crackdown on undocumented immigration'.
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web search NEUTRAL — During the Biden administration, deportation efforts have focused on migrants recently detained at the border. Migrants deported from further inland in the US, from areas not located near the border, …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9z0lm48ngo
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump ran his 2024 campaign on a promise to enact mass deportation, and to do so immediately.My colleague Isabela Dias has reported on how Trump’s plans for mass deportation “would pe…
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/trump-mass-depo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to secure the southern border and crackdown on undocumented immigration into the United States as he made his comeback run for the presidency.
https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/al…
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