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The ambitious plan to deport roughly 11 million undocumented residents faces further scrutiny, with experts warning of enormous costs and operational complexities, including the transportation of detainees nationwide to centralized facilities in Texas.
Contrastingly, many sanctuary cities—led by Democratic officials—remain resolute in opposing federal efforts. Cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have passed ordinances or declared policies to limit cooperation with federal authorities, denouncing mass deportation efforts as detrimental to immigrant communities and local priorities. The NYPD notably declined to participate in federal immigration enforcement, despite existing legal avenues to do so, continuing a trend of local resistance.