Trump announces ‘Operation Aurora’, signaling deportations of what he claims are gang members
An hour into his Aurora speech, Trump began slowly teasing “Operation Aurora”.
“The invasion will be stopped. The migrant flights will end and Kamala’s app for illegals will be shut down immediately within 24 hours,” he said. “On that same day we will begin the task of finding and deporting every single illegal alien gang member from our country. We’ll get them out, this will be a major national undertaking.”
Minutes later, he announced the policy:
“I’m announcing today that upon taking office, we will have an operation Aurora at the federal level to expedite the removals of these savage gangs,” using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
“We will send elite squads of Ice, Border Patrol and federal law enforcement officers to arrest and deport every last illegal alien gang member until there is not a single one left in this country.
“I’m hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer,” he added. “We will achieve complete and total victory over these sadistic monsters.”
The policy would also indemnify local policy of any prosecutions, he said.
Trump announces that there will be “an Operation Aurora at the federal level to expedite the removal of these savage gangs. And I will invoke the Aliens Enemies Act of 1798.” pic.twitter.com/tCgEncLBxR
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Trump announces that there will be “an Operation Aurora at the federal level to expedite the removal of these savage gangs. And I will invoke the Aliens Enemies Act of 1798.” pic.twitter.com/tCgEncLBxR
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2024
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At a rally in Aurora, Colorado, former president Donald Trump announced “Operation Aurora,” a plan to invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act if he is re-elected. The law allows the president to detain and deport non‑citizens in times of a declared war or presidentially proclaimed “invasion.” Trump added that he would call “for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer,” indemnify police and ban sanctuary cities.
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Speaking at a campaign event in Scottsdale, Arizona, Kamala Harris said she would create a bipartisan council of advisors if elected president. Harris has drawn unexpected support from formerly establishment members of the Repubilcan party, like former senator Liz Cheney and vice-president Dick Cheney. Harris is also expected to announce economic policies benefiting Black men next week, just a day after ex-President Barack Obama spoke directly to Black men at an event in Pittsburgh.
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Tim Walz, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, stumped for the union vote in Michigan today, aiming to woo working class voters in a vital swing state. He also denounced Donald Trump for insulting the manufacturing hub of Detroit yesterday, accusing Trump of “manufacturing bullshit”.
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Speaking on SiriusXM today, Hilary Clinton warned Kamala Harris to beware the ‘October surprise’ – unexpected events that can happen in the final weeks before the election and upend the race.
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Donald Trump’s campaign requested military vehicles and aircraft to transport and protect the former president, citing fears of an Iranian assassination plot. Joe Biden says his administration will give Trump “all that he needs” to campaign safely, adding “as long as he doesn’t ask for F-15s.”
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Gwen Walz, the first lady of Minnesota and wife of governor Tim Walz, is set to hit the campaign trail in Pennsylvania next week to highlight the New Way Forward tour.
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Roger Stone, a longtime ally of Trump, has called for “armed guards” at polling spots in a leaked video.
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An hour into his Aurora speech, Trump began slowly teasing “Operation Aurora”.
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“The invasion will be stopped. The migrant flights will end and Kamala’s app for illegals will be shut down immediately within 24 hours,” he said. “On that same day we will begin the task of finding and deporting every single illegal alien gang member from our country. We’ll get them out, this will be a major national undertaking.”
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Minutes later, he announced the policy:
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“I’m announcing today that upon taking office, we will have an operation Aurora at the federal level to expedite the removals of these savage gangs,” using the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
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“We will send elite squads of Ice, Border Patrol and federal law enforcement officers to arrest and deport every last illegal alien gang member until there is not a single one left in this country.
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“I’m hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer,” he added. “We will achieve complete and total victory over these sadistic monsters.”
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The policy would also indemnify local policy of any prosecutions, he said.
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Trump announces that there will be “an Operation Aurora at the federal level to expedite the removal of these savage gangs. And I will invoke the Aliens Enemies Act of 1798.” pic.twitter.com/tCgEncLBxR
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2024
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As we await any announcements at the Trump rally in Aurora, here’s a bit more news from the Harris campaign: Harris is expected to announce economic policies benefiting Black men next week, just days after ex-president Barack Obama spoke directly to Black men at an event in Pittsburgh.
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SCOOP w/@JarrettRenshaw :@KamalaHarris will highlight economic policies benefiting Black men next week as campaign sees weakness in key voting bloc, sources said.
The announcement is timed for interview on Tuesday with radio host @cthagod in Detroit. The Vice President will…— Nandita Bose (@nanditab1) October 11, 2024
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Speaking at an event for Black voters ahead of his Pittsburgh rally yesterday, Obama questioned Black men’s unwillingness to vote for Harris – a September NAACP poll showed that over one-quarter of Black men under 50 say they will vote for Donald Trump.
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“We have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running. Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers,” Obama said.
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“You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses. I’ve got a problem with that.
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“Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and reasons for that.”
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For more, read our coverage of yesterday’s rally:
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Trump is now repeating his claim, which local officials say is an exaggeration, that apartment complexes in Aurora have been taken over by armed Venezuelan gangs, and saying Kamala Harris is to blame.
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“Kamala has imported an army of illegal alien gang members and migrant criminals from the dungeons of the third world,” Trump said.
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“They come from the dungeons, think of that, the dungeons of the third world from prisons and jails, insane asylums and mental institutions, and she has had them resettled beautifully into your community to prey upon innocent American citizens. That’s what they’re doing. And no place is it more evident than right here, because in Aurora, multiple apartment complexes have been taken over by the savage Venezuela prison gang known as Tren de Aragua.”
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Tren de Aragua members have been implicated in some violent crimes in Aurora, though city officials have said they are not as widespread as Trump claims.
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Donald Trump is scheduled to soon take the stage in Aurora, Colorado, a Denver suburb that he and his allies claim has grown dangerous due to immigrants. Local officials, both Democratic and Republican, have said such statements are exaggerated, but that’s not stopping the former president.
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The ex-president is set to speak on a stage decorated with slogans like “deport illegals now”:
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