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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Pitched Trump on Dystopian Private Army and Mass Deportation Camp Plan

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Erik Prince was part of a group of prominent contractors and former immigration officials who submitted an unsolicited proposal to help make good on President Donald Trump ’s signature campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants.

The plan calls for using mass deportation hearings, military “processing camps,” a fleet of 100 private planes and a 10,000 -strong private police to forcibly remove 12 million immigrants by November 2026 .

It wasn't clear if Trump had personally seen the proposal, but it has been circulating among his advisers since before the inauguration.