Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each
Data: Economic Policy Institute ; Map: Danielle Alberti/Axios American taxpayers would pay about $2,358 each for President Trump's mass deportation push, according to a new calculator tool from the Economic Policy Institute. Why it matters: The estimate fuels debate over whether billions of federal dollars devoted to deportations could instead fund other public priorities such as food assistance, health care or housing. By the numbers: EPI estimates the $268.9 billion projected for deportations…




