This is not about anything that had been in place, and if they are used to deport illegals, they're certainly not limited to that.
The task force was created in a recent executive order, and Trump talked about it briefly at his Florida rally even suggesting they could be used to help combat the murder problem in Chicago.


 

The crazy thing is that you don't really see reports about this in the news as it's something I find fascinating. Is Trump a fascist dictator? Well, no because he's a POTUS with limited power, and that's not changing. However, I do recognize some fascist-like tendencies on his part including the creation of this special domestic task force, but moreover his intense nationalism to the point of building a wall, and his desire to build the strongest military to ever exist on the planet. Still, I trust him more than I've trusted a POTUS in a long, long time, and I feel like so much more can be accomplished if everyone would work with him instead of so many just piling on the hate for anything and everything he does no matter what it is.


 

Instead of a link, I'll post the entire part of the executive order dealing with the task force (from CNN)...


<p style="margin-left:40px;"> 

<p style="margin-left:40px;">THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 9, 2017


EXECUTIVE ORDER


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TASK FORCE ON CRIME REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY



By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in

order to reduce crime and restore public safety to communities

across the Nation, it is hereby ordered as follows:


Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of

the executive branch to reduce crime in America. Many

communities across the Nation are suffering from high rates of

violent crime. A focus on law and order and the safety and

security of the American people requires a commitment to

enforcing the law and developing policies that comprehensively

address illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent

crime. The Department of Justice shall take the lead on

Federal actions to support law enforcement efforts nationwide and

to collaborate with State, tribal, and local jurisdictions to

restore public safety to all of our communities.


Sec. 2. Task Force. (a) In furtherance of the policy

described in section 1 of this order, I hereby direct the

Attorney General to establish, and to appoint or designate an

individual or individuals to chair, a Task Force on Crime

Reduction and Public Safety (Task Force). The Attorney General

shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide administrative

support and funding for the Task Force.


( B) The Attorney General shall determine the

characteristics of the Task Force, which shall be composed

of individuals appointed or designated by him.


© The Task Force shall:


(i)

exchange information and ideas among its

members that will be useful in developing strategies

to reduce crime, including, in particular, illegal

immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime;


(ii)

based on that exchange of information and

ideas, develop strategies to reduce crime;

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