[Muhlhauser25]

If they actually delivered on their promise of deporting all undocumented immigrants (5% of the labor force), the profitability of farming, hospitality, construction, and restaurants would collapse overnight. They have to create this spectacle to keep their cultural base happy.

[1attice]

So, pogroms. What you describe is called a pogrom.

[Muhlhauser25]

That's correct, I agree with Krugman's use of the term pogrom here if that wasn't clear.