Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonFox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Trump, Biden court Black business owners in final election sprint The power of incumbency: How Trump is using the Oval Office to win reelection MORE on Thursday blasted the Trump administration for its “weaponized fear and bigotry” over his threatened immigrant raids and ongoing push to add a question on citizenship to the census.

The Trump administration is preparing sweeping raids on undocumented people as the president threatens to go against the Supreme Court and demand citizenship information through the Census.



Weaponized fear and bigotry are the central projects of this administration. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 11, 2019

Clinton’s message comes after reports that President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE is planning to announce an executive action related to the citizenship question, which the Supreme Court recently blocked the administration from adding to the 2020 census.

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Also on Thursday, reports indicated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would launch massive raids on Sunday, targeting immigrants without legal status for deportation in an operation Trump planned but then delayed weeks ago. The action was set up to take place in 10 major cities and target up to 2,000 immigrants.

Both moves have come under intense scrutiny from Democrats and other critics, who say the census question could lead to minorities and immigrant communities being undercounted, affecting decisions as crucial as the distribution of federal funds and the apportionment of congressional districts.

The ICE raids mark the latest of Trump’s hard-line immigration policies meant to deter migrants from attempting to come to the U.S.