The Largest Mass Deportation in American History: Operation Wetback

[simplesimon]

https://www.history.com/news/operati...54-deportation

As many as 1.3 million people may have been swept up in the Eisenhower-era campaign called 'Operation Wetback.' Border Patrol head Harlon B. Carter—a convicted murderer who killed a Latino as a teenager in 1931 and who later headed the National Rifle Association (NRA)—was frustrated by the sheer numbers of Mexican immigrants, both legal and undocumented, in the United States. He convinced President Eisenhower to ramp up immigration enforcement efforts.

June 9 California roundup and deportation begins

June 10 Phase One Arizona-California, Operation: Buslift

First Greyhound bus leaves El Centro, California bound for Nogales, Arizona. On board are detainees from the San Francisco regional detention center and roadblock inspection captures. 28 buses transport 1,008 migrants to Arizona where they will be transferred into the interior of Mexico.[15]
June 17 Phase Two of California to Arizona, Operation: Sweeps

The Agricultural regions of Arizona and Southern California become primary sweep targets. INS authorities employ the aid of farmers to reveal undocumented workers.[15]
June 17–26 Through the assistance of local police, 4,403 people are rounded up. 64% of them were working in non-agricultural jobs.
June 20 Sweeps continue throughout the Central Valley of California through bases set up in Fresno and Sacramento.[15]
June 24 Bill 3660 and Bill 3661 are proposed in both houses of Congress with the intent to dissuade employers and smugglers from employing/bringing in illegal immigrants. Neither bill passed.[15]
July 3 The first mobile task force is dispatched in McAllen, Texas. Their goal was to set up roadblock inspections, inspect trains, and dissuade any migrants from heading north.[15]
July 15 First day of complete operation in Texas with a focus on the Lower Rio Grande Valley.[15]
September 3 First deportation by sea. The SS Emancipation and SS Vera Cruz sail the 2,000-mile voyage from Port Isabel, Texas to Veracruz, Mexico a total of 26 times. Both ships transport around 800 illegal immigrants per voyage.]September 18 First airlift from Midwest begins. The deportees in Chicago are transported to Brownsville, Texas. More airlifts arrive from Kansas City, Saint Louis, Memphis and Dallas. From here, the deportees are sent to Veracruz by sea.

[ShadeRaven]

Curious that this was moved, somebody doesn't want us to discuss this

[simplesimon]

I actually posted it in the trash heap so everything can be easily found.