The laws haven't changed under Trump, they are being enforced.
1. The perp was in the country illegally.
2. He was cited for DUI.
3. He did not have a license to drive, and yet was still driving.
4. He did not appear in court.
Number 1 alone is enough to get you deported. What is the problem?????
How could this guy work in the US without a SSN? If he had one, did he obtain it fraudulently? Did he pay taxes? Did he have auto insurance? How long is this nonsense going to continue?
If this one illegal worked this long, has a truck and had drivers license before being revoked for at least one drunken driving charge, chances are at some point had stolen IDs, which is a felony, so none of the weasel words, "no criminal record of note."
I'm betting this guy or perhaps the family has traveled back and forth South of the Border, which proves no one on duty where he crossed and illegally returned to U.S., to deny him entry!
Criminal offenses all the way around!
You forgot that he has other infractions, which of course were not mentioned in the article.