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crackdown
[ krak-doun ]
noun
- the severe or stern enforcement of regulations, laws, etc., as to root out abuses or correct a problem.
Word History and Origins
Origin of crackdown1
Example Sentences
His immigration crackdown has faced a flurry of legal challenges, as has his effort to end the automatic granting of citizenship to anyone born on US soil.
In 2022, it suspended the scheme for Russian and Belarusian nationals in the wake of Russia's invasion and Europe's crackdown on Kremlin-linked individuals.
An inmate was also allegedly killed on March 14 at Wasco State Prison, a facility that was not part of the crackdown.
As the administration pursues this immigration crackdown, it may not be the views of voters that hamper Trump, but rulings from the nation's courts.
Leavitt said Trump would sign two new executive orders as a part of his crackdown on immigration, including one that directs officials to publish a list of places that administration has identified as "sanctuary cities".
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