Trump administration arrests of illegal immigrants to start on day one

Tom Homan, the incoming "border tsar", has promised a big raid on illegal immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere.

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Its unclear where the operations - threatened by Trump's "border tsar" Tom Homan - could begin.

Earlier reports indicated deportations would start in Chicago, a city with a large migrant population, as early as Tuesday.

But Homan told the Washington Post on Saturday that the Trump administration is reconsidering after the location was leaked.

Trump has vowed to oversee the largest deportation programme in US history, and Homan has said criminals and gang members will be prioritised in such raids.

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