My Most Important Post, Part 2

 I said I was going to do it, well here it is...

ICE and Trump vs. Obama

By total raw numbers of formal deportations and removals, the Obama administration used ICE to carry out significantly more deportations than Trump's first term, though daily enforcement rates and interior arrests have surged sharply during Trump's second term. [1, 2, 3]

Total Deportation Numbers

Barack Obama (8 years): Oversaw approximately 3.1 million formal ICE removals across two terms, peaking at over 407,000 in fiscal year 2012. [1]
Donald Trump (First Term, 4 years): Recorded fewer than 932,000 total ICE deportations, with a peak of about 269,000 in 2019. [1]
Donald Trump (Second Term): Enforcement and daily removal averages have accelerated past previous highs (averaging over 1,000 to nearly 1,200 per day in 2025–2026), though total cumulative numbers remain below Obama's multi-year totals. [1, 2]

Enforcement Strategy and Differences

Obama Administration: Focused heavily on individuals with criminal records or those intercepted near the border recently, earning him the label "deporter-in-chief" from some immigrant rights groups due to the high overall volume. [1, 2]
Trump Administration: Focused on a wider, more aggressive net of interior enforcement, high-profile workplace and community raids, and broadening the scope of targets regardless of criminal history. [1, 2, 3]
Detention and Custody: According to reports outlined by DW, the rate of individuals detained and the number of deaths in ICE custody have risen significantly higher during Trump's terms compared to the Obama administration due to longer detention lengths and higher daily counts. [1]

One thing I always hear from leftists is this thing about due process for illegals. That seems to be the only time (and I do mean the ONLY time) leftists care about due process. They say Obama gave fair court hearings to illegals, even though we, as Americans, do not owe illegals anything. But they say Trump never gives any due process to illegals.

Here's what I found about Obama...

Yes, the Obama administration used both formal immigration court proceedings with due process and rapid administrative removals (such as expedited removal and reinstatement of prior orders) that bypassed an immigration judge. [1, 2, 3]

Immigration Courts and Formal Deportations

Formal hearings: The administration processed roughly 3 million formal deportations through the executive immigration court system.
Prioritizing criminals: Official policy directed enforcement resources toward public safety threats, serious criminals, and recent border crossers. Individuals in standard removal proceedings had the opportunity to present their cases before an immigration judge. [1, 2, 3]

Expedited and Administrative Removals

Non-judicial removals: A significant share of removals during the Obama administration—estimated by analysts and advocacy groups to be around 70% to 75% by 2012—did not involve a formal hearing before a judge. [1, 2]
Legal mechanisms: These relied on established legal tools like expedited removal (fast-track deportations near the border) and the reinstatement of prior deportation orders, which limit standard court hearings. [1, 2]
Criticism: Civil rights organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) criticized these rapid removal practices, arguing that expanding fast-track authorities undermined adequate due process protections for individuals swept up in the interior or at the border. [1]

And this about Trump...

President Donald Trump's administration sought to fast-track deportations and bypass standard immigration hearings, arguing that undocumented immigrants do not possess the same due process rights as citizens. [1, 2]

The Legal Framework and Challenges

Constitutional Protections: The U.S. Constitution's Fifth Amendment guarantees due process rights to "any person" on U.S. soil, regardless of legal immigration status. [1, 2]
Expedited Removals: The administration expanded expedited removal policies to deport certain individuals rapidly without a standard hearing before an immigration judge. [1]
The Alien Enemies Act: The administration attempted to use the historic Alien Enemies Act to execute fast-track mass deportations, which led to major legal battles. [1, 2]

Court Interventions

Supreme Court Rulings: Federal courts and the Supreme Court repeatedly intervened, ruling that even individuals targeted for removal or detained under emergency authorities are still legally entitled to basic notice and an opportunity to challenge their deportation. [1, 2]
Judicial Blocks: Civil rights organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) successfully challenged and blocked several sweeping attempts by the administration to completely bypass removal hearings, with courts affirming that due process requirements remain mandatory. [1, 2]

But do illegals really have a right to due process? Well, according to what I found, they do. But there are limitations...

Yes, undocumented immigrants inside the United States are legally entitled to due process protections under the U.S. Constitution. [1, 2]

Constitutional Basis

The Fifth Amendment states that the government cannot deprive any "person"—not just a citizen—of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that this protection covers every person physically present within the country's borders. You can read the official analysis of these protections via the U.S. Constitution Annotated. [1, 2, 3, 4]

What Due Process Means

During formal removal or deportation proceedings, due process guarantees non-citizens basic procedural rights:

Notice: Receiving a formal document that explains the charges and reasons for deportation.
Hearing: The right to have a case heard before an immigration judge.
Defense: The chance to present evidence, bring witnesses, and reply to government claims.
Counsel: The right to hire a private lawyer, though the government does not provide a free attorney. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Important Limits

Civil Law: Immigration violations are civil matters rather than criminal offenses. Because of this distinction, immigrants do not receive a government-paid public defender if they cannot afford a lawyer. [1]
Fast-Track Rules: Congress allows "expedited removal" for certain individuals who are caught at the border or who entered very recently, which bypasses standard court hearings in specific situations. [1, 2]
You can read more about current legal challenges and updates from the American Immigration Council. [1]

However, I can see why Trump is also using the fast-track rules. It's because of Biden. Biden allowed far too many illegals to cross our borders during his term. This is the part leftists just don't seem to understand. They think Trump is deporting illegals for shits and giggles. Or because they think he's "racist" and "xenophobic". But that's not the case at all. For example, I remember one person crossing the border under Biden's admin. He was a Pakistani man. He came into this country, it was believed, to cause trouble. He said something to the effect of "Americans don't know me now, but they soon will know me!" Which sounded like a threat! He even said it with this look of hatred in his eyes. That's the reason I support ICE. My priorities are the victims, and potential victims. Here's a few...

Those are the faces of Americans who were killed by illegal immigrants. Many died due to Biden's soft-on-crime laws. Biden was such a dumbass, he gave more respect to the criminals than to the victims. At least Trump respects the victims. These are some of the most well-documented victims of illegal immigrants...

I pray every day for our country. Actually, I am not too scared now, but I will be when Trump gets out of office. I'm voting for JD Vance then, if he runs. I sure as Hell don't want AOC as president! She's too dumb to run a country. She didn't even know what a garbage disposal is. But you know the leftists. They'll vote for her anyway. They think she's the second coming of Einstein. That's a thing that I've noticed is common among leftists. They think anyone who agrees with them are intelligent, well-educated people. And those who disagree with them are uneducated people. That's why I don't give a shit if a leftist thinks I'm intellectually challenged, or whatever they call it now. Besides, they're the ones who think men can magically become women, and vice-versa, while the rest of us have known for millennia that no mammal can change genders.

In all of nature, the number of transgender mammals and birds can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Yes, I have actually seen it. I once saw a cardinal that had coloring of both a male and female. Here's an example of that...

And have you ever seen a female lion with a mane? It's caused by a hormonal imbalance...

These don't happen in nature nearly as much as it does in the human world. And I don't buy the conception that there are more trans people now because they are more accepted. If that were really the case, then why have trans people been around for hundreds of years? Leftists always say that. So, why is that? That more proves that transgender today is a social miasma, brought on by leftists. I think it has a lot to do with big pharma and weak men not wanting to commit to the patriarchy.

I saw a video last night about Ellen Paige, who named herself "Elliot Page". She's now demanding we all see her as a biological man. The problem is, we never will. She still has a lot of girlish qualities. And those who watched her in The Odyssey said she still runs like a woman. Well, her reasons for yearning to change into a male are some of the stupidest reasons I've ever heard. She said she just did it because she was tired of male fans stalking and ogling her. Well, she was once so cute. Many women would have killed to look like her! Instead of believing she'd be happier disguised as a man, she should have become a better role-model for young girls. But this pretty well proves people like her transition for only one reason; insecurity. Not body dysmorphia, just plain and simple insecurity. I see it in Ellen's eyes. She's definitely NOT happy with her life now.