Trump’s efforts to constrain immigration during his first term played out in a similar fashion; by 2019, the unemployment rate had dropped to 3.5%, its lowest level since 1969, with earnings up 3.5% from 2018. Meanwhile, economic growth slowed to 2.3%, down from 2.9% the year prior, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

"I have directed my entire Administration to put every resource possible behind this effort," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

The parade, which falls on President Trump’s 79th birthday, kicked off earlier than expected with thunderstorms forecast in the Washington area.

President Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he is willing to exempt the agriculture and hotel industries from his nationwide immigration crackdown.

So far, deportations have not dramatically spiked under Trump, though daily rates have been on the rise in recent weeks.