Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta
After November’s presidential election, many are speculating about what the immigration system will look like under a second Trump administration, and what that means for Minnesota. Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta has been quoted in several recent media pieces, weighing in with her expertise as a long-time immigration lawyer.
President-elect Trump has declared plans for mass deportations and announced that he intends to appoint former ICE director Tom Homan as border czar, a newly created executive branch role. Pottratz Acosta explains the law and logistics surrounding mass deportation, including the possibility of expedited removal—a fast-track process used to deport immigrants near the border who have been in the U.S. for less than two years—being expanded throughout the interior of the country, something the Trump administration proposed during his first term in office.
November 7: MPR News: Minnesota experts weigh in on possible immigration policy changes under Trump administration
November 11: FOX 9: How will Trump’s campaign promise of mass deportation work in Minnesota?
November 11: WCCO Radio: Nervous immigrants fear possibly deportation under new administration
November 14: Sahan Journal: Inside Donald Trump’s immigration plans: mass deportations, tighter borders, workplace raids
November 18: FOX 9: Trump plans to declare emergency, use military for mass deportations
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