American Dream In Ruins

By: Jaelyn Garcia

Publishing Date: April 24, 2025

After Trump's inauguration Jan 20, 2025, orders were set into place for the start of America's mass deportation of immigrants in America.

 23,000 arrests occurred within the first month of Trump's return to office. These mass deportations have ripped families apart and brought fear, isolation, and a sense of inhumanity all across the country, with detainees in deplorable conditions. 

“While my status as an immigrant in this country is controversial, many Americans continue to spread hatred while continuing to enjoy our Hispanic culture,” Mrs. Garcia exclaims, “They want to push us out of this country, thousands of us worked tirelessly to reach, but still consume and westernize our culture.” 

Rack and ruin of detainees aside, these mass deportations will have severe economic fallout. Mass deportations would reduce economic growth, shrink the labor force, raise costs for nearly all Americans, and risk igniting inflation. 

“Once the mass deportation orders were set into place, I checked all my social media and news outlets,” Herrera says, “They all stressed the importance of immigrants and this stuck with me, I profoundly believe that our immigrants are the true backbone of America.” 

 Government experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention. In PA. A group of correctional officers strapped a mentally ill ICE detainee down and cut off his clothes for a strip search. There is no justifiable correctional reason that required the detainee to have his clothes cut off while already compliant. This is barbaric and violates the basic principles of humanity.

“I've heard of so many cases where ICE detainees are forced into these centers and then treated mercilessly, some of these officers abuse their position of power to treat immigrants cruelly, the line must be drawn somewhere,” Bernal stresses.