GOING POSTAL: Trump admin ropes in USPS in its war on illegal immigration

Washington D.C.: President Donald Trump is expanding his mass deportation efforts by recruiting an unlikely partner — the US Postal Inspection Service — to assist immigration enforcement, according to The Washington Post. The move marks a dramatic shift for the agency, which typically investigates mail theft and fraud rather than immigration violations.

Sources familiar with the matter say Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking access to the Postal Service’s vast surveillance network, including mail-tracking data, financial records, IP addresses, and even photos of mail exteriors. One insider called the collaboration a "complete overreach", adding that postal inspectors are "very nervous" about the expanded role.

The push comes despite data showing Trump’s administration has actually deported fewer people per month than Joe Biden’s final year in office. While Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, claims 139,000 deportations since January, ICE records suggest the real number is closer to 57,000. DHS secretary Kristi Noem, however, claimed at Wednesday's cabinet meeting that the deportation numbers under the Biden administration were false and inflated.

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Noem also added that this year Mexico had turned back almost 500,000 illegal migrants even before they reached the US border. "We shold count them as deportations," Noem said, only half-joking.  

DHS defends the partnership as critical to fulfilling Trump’s pledge to remove "criminal illegal aliens." But critics warn it risks turning postal inspectors into an extension of immigration enforcement, far beyond their traditional duties. With deportation numbers under scrutiny and tactics escalating, the unusual alliance signals a hardline approach—even as questions linger about its effectiveness.