I've had some more time to think about this. It's simply revealing that they don't have the capability to do mass deportations, at least not without an unbearable social, economic, and political cost.

They want people to leave of their own accord and they're gonna make it a difficult as possible for them to live here. But I think ultimately it's going to fail and already has big impacts. The US has only a seven day food supply and food is just not getting picked.