At the 2024 Republican convention, a chilling sight unfolded as people cheered and held signs supporting mass deportations. The cheers during the RNC make it clear the GOP is all in on Trump's Project 2025 plan. A key part of Trump's Project 2025 is the alarming proposal to round up 12 million people for mass deportation, leading to the creation of concentration camps. It is not a threat; these actions are written down as part of Trump's Project 2025 plan if he becomes president.
The number of people rounded up by a second Trump presidency might even be higher than 12 million. In a TIME interview, Trump said he wanted to "deport 15-20 million people."
The Republican nominee for president told TIME he'd use the national guard and local police to help him. But Trump noted, "If I thought things were getting out of control, I would have no problem using the military."
Hillary Clinton tweeted mass deportations are a key part of the Republican agenda:
