Pro-Trump Coalition Calls for 'Phase II' Deportation Campaign Targeting Worksites and Financial Records

A coalition of restrictionist immigration groups issued a formal call on April 1 for the Trump administration to shift to a 'Phase II' of mass deportation enforcement targeting worksites, bank accounts, IRS Social Security fraud records, and employer compliance. The coalition argued that focusing on 'worst-of-the-worst' criminal aliens in Phase I was insufficient to reach the administration's stated deportation goals: ICE was averaging approximately 1,250 deportations per day — less than half the pace required for the frequently cited goal of one million removals per year. The call for worksite enforcement represented a potential expansion of tactics last deployed at scale in 2006 (Operation Wagon Train) and 2008 (Postville), which drew widespread criticism for devastating immigrant communities while rarely resulting in employer prosecutions.