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'The cruelty is the point': Emily Maitlis on Trump's deportations
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January 23, 2026
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14:27Now PlayingJames O’Brien speaks to The News Agents' Emily Maitlis about what she uncovered reporting from the United States, as Donald Trump’s renewed push for mass deportations plays out on the ground.
Maitlis describes communities in Minneapolis being 'torn apart by sudden removals', undocumented deportation flights, and people taken from workplaces and school runs with 'no warning or due process'.
What began as rhetoric about criminals, she argues, has shifted into something 'broader and far more brutal', targeting legally working immigrants.
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