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Sunday,April9,2017

DEPORTATIONSTOBEGIN
PresidentTrumpcallsfortriplingofICEforce;riotscontinue

Markets
sinkas
tradewar
looms

Curfewsextended
inmultiplecities

RESIDENTTRUMPhassetin
motiononeofhismostcontro
versialcampaignpromises,
callingonCongresstofunda
massivedeportationforcebytripling
thenumberoffederalImmigration
andCustomsEnforcementagents.
Thepresidentmadetheannounce
mentinanationallytelevisedaddress
lastnightfromtheOldPostOffice
buildinginWashington,D.C.,nowa
TrumpInternationalHotel.Inasur
prisemoveafterthespeech,Trumpin
vitedAttorneyGeneralChrisChristie
tostandrightnexttohimatthepodi
umtofieldquestions.#no_side_eye
forChristiethistime,tweetedFox
NewsChannelreporterMegynKelly,
whowascoveringthespeechfroma
sportsbarnearRockefellerCenterbe
causeshehasbeenplacedonaWhite
Houseblacklist.
AlthoughTrumpreiteratedhis
promisetoejectsome11.3millionille
galworkersonatwoyeartimetable
sofastthatyourheadwillspinhe
alsopromisedtodoithumanely.He
didnotimmediatelyofferdetailsbut
saidheintendstofleshoutthepolicy
withspecialadviserGeorgePapado
poulos,justassoonasthe2009college
gradreturnsfromapreplannedModel
UNsessioninGeneva.
The$400billiondeportationpro
grampromisestobeoneofthemost
disruptivegovernmentactionsat
temptedsincedesegregation.Econo
mistsestimatedICEwouldneedmore
than900,000agentstocompletethe
deportationsinthenexttwoyears.
Thousandsofprotestersremain
campedoutsidetheTrumpInterna
tionalHotelandaroundthefenceof

Inthenews
Bankglitchhalts
borderwallwork
LAREDO,TexasConstruc
tiononthenewborderwall
withMexicostoppedsud
denlyonFriday,dealinga
majorsetbacktooneofPres
identTrumpskeycampaign
promises,afterMexicore
fusedtopay.
Hastilyhiredworkcrews
hadalreadybeenbuilding
sectionsofthewallalong
stretchesofaridborderland
inTexas,Arizona,andNew
Mexico.Theshortfallmeans
thatTrumpmayhavetoturn
toCongresstokickinback
wagesandrepaytheshort
termloanshearrangedwith
governmentauthorizedce
mentcontractorsworking
o u t o f a s o c i a l c l u b i n
Queens,N.Y.

TrumponNobel
prizeshortlist
ITSNOTMIDDLEEastpeace,
atleastnotyet.ButNobel
watcherswereabuzzwithspec
ulationthatPresidentTrump
mightbeontheshortlistfor
thecoveted2017peaceprize
whenawardsareannouncedin
October.Hisfeat?Healinga
1,385yearoldschismbetween
SunniandShiiteMuslims,
whichhasfueledbloodycon
flictsacrosstheglobeforcentu
ries.

Editorsnote
ThisisDonaldTrumpsAmerica.
Whatyoureadonthispageiswhat
mighthappeniftheGOPfrontrun
nercanputhisideasintopractice,
hiswordsintoaction.ManyAmeri
cansmightfindthisvisionappeal
ing,buttheGlobeseditorialboard
findsitdeeplytroubling.Readour
editorialonPageK2formoreon
thedangersofTrumpsvision.

theWhiteHouse.Singingandchant
inghavebeenaudibleinsidetheexec
utivemansiondayandnightfor
weeks.Thescentofteargaspervades
LafayetteSquare.AfterTrumpvowed
tostripfederalfundingfromsanctu
ar ycitiesduringhiscampaign,
roundtheclockprotestsinCam
bridge,Mass.,shutdowntheRed
Linetemporarily,forcingscoresofat
tendeesataneliteHarvard/MITtech
festtoevacuateKendallSquareand

taketheMBTAs#1Busacrossthe
CharlesRivertoanalternatesitein
Boston.
AlreadyinCalifornia,armedICE
agentsconfronted30illegalstrawber
rypickersonaSantaBarbaraCounty
farmandbusedthemtoadetention
centertoawaitprosecutionandagov
ernmentcharteredflightbacktoMex
ico.Stateofficialsheldapressconfer
enceshortlyaftertheraidtoexpress
concernabouttheeconomicimpactif

dishesgounwashedinthekitchens
ofSanFranciscorestaurantsandif
our$3billionstrawberrycropisulti
matelylefttorot.
Trumpdownplayedfearsthatthe
deportationswouldhurtindustries
thatrelyonillegalworkers.Dont
forget...youhavemillionsofpeople
thatarewaitinginlinetocomeinto
thiscountry,andtheyrewaitingto
comeinlegally.
DEPORTATIONS,PageT10

USsoldiersrefuseorderstokillISISfamilies
Wehavea
civilian
controlled
militaryfor
areason
SENIOR
ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIAL

HEMILITARYFACESacrisisofgoodor
deranddiscipline,Pentagonofficialssaid
yesterday,afterdaysofwidespreadunrest
intheranksoverWhiteHouseorderstokillrela
tivesofISISmilitants.
Moreprotestswereplannedinsupportoftwo
ArmySpecialForcessoldierswhodisobeyeddi
rectorderstokilleveryoneinanISIScompound.
AnAirForcedronepilotwillfacelesserchargesin
connectionwiththeraidnearRaqqa,Syria.Two
militantswerekilledinafirefight,butthreewom
enandtwochildrenwereleftalive,contrarytoor

Newlibellaw
targetsabsolute
scuminpress

dersissueddirectlybyPresidentTrump.
Whenthepresidentpromisedtotakeout
familiesofradicalIslamicterrorists,hemeantit,
asenioradministrationofficialtoldreporters
travelingonAirForceOne.Wehaveacivilian
controlledmilitaryforareason.
AclashbetweenthemilitaryandtheWhite
Househasbeenbrewingsincethecampaign,
whenformerCIAchiefGeneralMichaelHayden
explicitlywarnedthatAmericanarmedforces
wouldrefusetoactifTrumporderedanattack
onterroristfamilies.

PETPEEVE

lawsuithasabetterchanceof
prevailing.TheUnitedStates
hashadnofederallibellaws
toopenupasTrumpsug
gested.Butthelawsvotedon
thisweekwouldchangethat,
supplantingcurrentstate
lawsthatareconsideredmore
pressfriendly.
BoththeHouseandSenate
supportthesocalledLAME
Act[LimitingAmericanMe
diaEntitlementAct],named
fortheepithetthatconserva
tiveslovetohurlatthepress.
Seventyto75percentofre
portersareabsolutelydishon
est.Absolutescum.Remem
berthat.Scum.Scum.Totally
dishonestpeople,Trumpsaid
inaceremonyonCapitolHill
withWWEstarHulkHogan,
whowona$140millionlaw
suitagainstGawker.comfor
releaseofasextape.AndI
haventevengottentoprivacy
yet,Trumpsaid.
LIBEL,PageT4

Dow declines at record pace

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9,000

March 3
16,520

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March 24
9,912

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$1.4trillionworth,accordingto
FederalReservefigures.
Thetariffsandanyretalia
toryactionsdirectlythreaten
Americansupplychains,espe
ciallyinthecountrysautoand
agricultureindustries.
Investorsarespooked,and
globalrecessionnowseems
possible.Imposingtariffsor
puttinguptradebarriersmay
soundgood,butitwillhurtour
economyandcredibility,Wen
dyCutler,theformeracting
deputyUStraderepresentative
toldReutersin2016.
ItsbeenlongfearedChina
couldsinktheUSeconomyifit
weretounloaditsholdingsof
USTreasuries,sendingborrow
ingcostsskyrocketing.Noone
seeshowwegetoutofthisspi
ralifTrumpdoesntletup,one
Bloombergeconomistsaid.
STOCKS,PageT8

Inside
NASAengineershaltedthe

Legislationcouldsupplantstatelaws
REPUBLICANCON
TROLLEDCongress
l a s t n i g h t p a s s e d
sweepingchangestolibellaw
intheUnitedStates,moving
thebilltothedeskofthenew
presidentwhohaspromised
tosignit.Thelegislation,a
fulfillmentofaTrumpcam
paignpromise,willmakeUS
libellawsimilartoGreatBrit
ainsandisexpectedtoexpose
journaliststofrequenthigh
dollarlawsuits.Hundredsof
thecountrystoplegalschol
arscalledthelawaneviscer
ationoftheFirstAmend
ment,temporarilyelicitinga
rarenoteofsympathyfortrial
lawyersandjournalists.
Weregoingtoopenup
thoselibellaws,thencandi
dateDonaldTrumpfirstpro
posedlastyear.SowhenThe
NewYorkTimeswritesahit
piecewhichisatotaldisgrace
orwhenTheWashington
Post,whichisthereforother
reasons,writesahitpiece,a

ORLDWIDESTOCKS
plungedagainFriday,
completingtheworst
monthonrecordastradewars
withbothChinaandMexico
seemimminent.
MarketsfromtheDowtothe
FTSEtotheNikkeihavesunk
onspeculationthatChinais
dumpingsomeofitsUSTrea
suryholdingsaftertheTrump
administrationannouncedtar
iffsashighas45percentforall
Chineseimportsand35percent
forsomeMexicangoods.
Idontmindtradewars
whenwerelosing$58billiona
year,thepresidentsaidlast
year.ButChineseofficialshave
madeitnosecretthattheywill
notlettariffsgounanswered.
TheAsiangiantisthelargest
holderofUSdebt,owningsome

launchofanunmannedprobe
amidfearsthatitsnewgold
leaftrimwouldinterferewith
radiocommunications.T3

JapaneseEmperorAkihito for
GETTYIMAGES

ChinasPresidentXiJinpingandhiswife,Peng
Liyuan,wavedastheyboardedanAirChinaplanein
2015.

mallycensuredAmbassador
KidRockforaspeechcalling
onUSalliestoLetthe[exple
tive]businessguyrunthe[ex
pletive]countrylikea[exple
tive]business.T6

Heavyspringsnowclosed
TrumpNationalParkforthe

PRESIDENTTRUMP,whocampaignedona
platformtoreformtraderelationswithChi
natomakeAmericagreatagain,touched
offadiplomaticcrisislastweekafterinsult
ingPengLiyuan,thefashionablefirstlady
ofChinawhohasbeendubbedtheChi
neseKateMiddleton.Trumptweeted
outaphotoofhisnewpetsharpei,a
wrinklypuppynamedMadame
Peng.Buthewasunrepentant,
sayinghisforeignpolicyneedsto
beunpredictable.Trumpadd
ed:Idontknowwhyshesso
offended,Ilovecutepuppies
andIlovewomen!Itsnot
likeItweetedoutaphotoofa
RottweilernamedMerkel.

firsttimesinceitdroppedits
losername,Yellowstone,in
January.T7

EducationSecretaryOmarosa
ManigaultsummonedPBSoffi
cialstoCapitolHilltodiscuss
remakingCelebrityAppren
ticeusinghandpuppets.T8

ATrumpingtoRemember,

SHUTTERSTOCK

thepresidentsfirstromance
novel,wasyankedfromthe
shelvesafterthepublisherac
knowledgedportionswere
cribbedfromaMay1986edi
tionofPenthouse.T9