One Nation’s promise to deport 75,000 undocumented migrants echoes Donald Trump’s approach, but the logistics, costs and risks of such a policy are far greater than the rhetoric suggests.

One Nation’s first listed immigration policy is to deport 75,000 undocumented migrants. While no further details are provided, One Nation promises to adopt Donald Trump’s “action and style”. What would that look like in an Australian context?

The Trump Administration has secured around $US170Billion for immigration enforcement the bulk of which is to implement its mass deportation agenda (it is likely to need much more than this if it is to get anywhere Trump’s deportation targets).

A One Nation Government would also need to secure funding well into the Billions to fund the four main steps of a mass deportation plan:

The Trump administration has to date allocated $US29.9Billion toward the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s enforcement and deportation operations (not including detention). It has recruited an additional 22,000 agents and many more will be needed. They have received some training but clearly not sufficient to prevent serious mistakes, including the shooting of American citizens, as well as the erroneous arrest and detention of American citizens.

While not part of the military, ICE agents are dressed and armed as if they are. They use masks to avoid identification. Under Peter Dutton and Mike Pezzullo, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers were also dressed in military style uniforms (not masks) and........

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