Jacksonville leaders slam Mayor Deegan for controversial comments on Trump immigration policy on London radio show
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan faced backlash from Republican city leaders on Wednesday following her comments on a London radio show about the immigration policy proposed by presidential candidate Donald Trump.
During an interview on Times Radio, the Democrat mayor was asked about Trump’s immigration plan by the host and likened it to a “concentration camp type situation.”
Last week, Trump announced that as president he’d launch “Operation Aurora” to focus on deporting members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, or TDA. The violent gang traces its origins more than a decade to an infamously lawless prison with hardened criminals.
Trump also repeated his pledge to in...
