--- description: The plans would deport certain people who have arrived since 2014, according to a report title: U.S. Plans Deportation Raids Targeting Hundreds of Families: Report image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4b8c8f85bc74bad/698876d2524fc08e83df6107/border-patrol.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [National Security](/tag/national-security/) ## National Security Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # U.S. Plans Deportation Raids Targeting Hundreds of Families  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2015 3:33 PM CUT  A one-year-old from El Salvador clings to his mother after she turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents on Dec. 7, 2015 near Rio Grande City, Texas. A one-year-old from El Salvador clings to his mother after she turned themselves in to Border Patrol agents on Dec. 7, 2015 near Rio Grande City, Texas.John Moore—Getty Images  by [Julia Zorthian](/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 24, 2015 3:33 PM CUT The Department of Homeland Security is finalizing plans for a [series of raids](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-plans-raids-to-deport-families-who-surged-across-border/2015/12/23/034fc954-a9bd-11e5-8058-480b572b4aae%5Fstory.html "undefined") to deport hundreds of families who have immigrated from Central America since 2014, according to a report. The Washington _Post_, citing unnamed sources familiar with the plan, reports that the large-scale deportation effort could begin as early as January. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would carry out the raids, and target families who have already been ordered to leave the U.S by immigration judges. The _Post_ reports that more than 100,000 families have entered the U.S. from its border with Mexico since 2014. The proposed deportation efforts have been debated within the White House, and DHS officials have called for the measures given the recent uptick in illegal immigration. \[[_The Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-plans-raids-to-deport-families-who-surged-across-border/2015/12/23/034fc954-a9bd-11e5-8058-480b572b4aae%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4161007/deportation-raids-target-hundreds/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4161007/deportation-raids-target-hundreds/"},"headline":"U.S. Plans Deportation Raids Targeting Hundreds of Families","datePublished":"2015-12-24T15:33:14.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:37:46.071Z","description":"The plans would deport people who have arrived since 2014, fleeing violence in Central America","url":"https://time.com/4161007/deportation-raids-target-hundreds/","keywords":["National Security","Department of Homeland Security","deportation","illegal immigration"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4b8c8f85bc74bad/698876d2524fc08e83df6107/border-patrol.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb4b8c8f85bc74bad/698876d2524fc08e83df6107/border-patrol.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Border Security Remains Key Issue In Presidential Campaigns","caption":"Border Security Remains Key Issue In Presidential Campaigns","creditText":"John Moore—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/national-security/","name":"National Security"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4161007/deportation-raids-target-hundreds/","name":"U.S. Plans Deportation Raids Targeting Hundreds of Families"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"President Obama Unveils Immigration Plan","description":"Presiden't Obama's announcement from the White House","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vKh77Vpj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-21T01:29:26.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vKh77Vpj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4161007/deportation-raids-target-hundreds/","duration":"PT15M17S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4161007/deportation-raids-target-hundreds/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```