New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Donald Trump has clearly decided "shock and awe" will be the signature of his presidency. In the first weeks of his new term, he's announced a slew of headline-grabbing moves. He wants the US to take over Gaza and turn it into a Riviera. He would like to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America and acquire Greenland. He has moved to dismantle USAID, the country's premier humanitarian aid agency. He wants to bring back plastic straws.

Much of this is part of his pledge to put America first, attack what he regards as "wokeism", but above all cut costs and improve government efficiency. So it's a little surprising that the US chose to deport immigrants who were in the US illegally by military aircraft rather than t...