Voters signed up to deport criminals, not grandmas

Protesters gather outside the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in downtown Chicago, demanding accountability and punishment for Gregory Bovino, Commander-at-large of the US Border Patrol who failed to appear in person for his scheduled court proceedings, on November 5, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois. | Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images When President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, many American voters wanted immigration reduced, and Trump quickly complied. He boosted funding for immigration enforcement, opened new detention centers, and pushed more Immigration