Trump’s mass deportation plans would be costly. Here’s why

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump vows he’ll kick millions of undocumented immigrants out of the US if he’s reelected.In the months since cheering supporters waved “mass deportation now” signs at the Republican National Convention, Trump and his surrogates have offered various visions for how they’d achieve this goal. But they’ve left no doubt that it’s a top priority.“If you’re in the country illegally, you better be looking over your shoulder,” former Immigration and Customs Enforcement chief Tom Homan said in July as he warned that no one would be off the table.Trump adviser Stephen Miller has touted plans for “the largest domestic deportation operation in US history” and says the military would be involved.And vice presidential candidate JD Vance says that deporting criminals would be the administration’s initial focus.Experts say any path a future Trump administration picks would be complicated and costly, due to both the billions of dollars needed to fund mass deportation and the significant ripple effects that would hit the economy.Here’s a look at some key facts and figures that explain why. The number of deportations during Trump’s presidency, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis of government statistics.On the campaign trail and during his presidency,...