President Donald Trump has signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security.
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plans featured a highly visible role for the military and federal agents in tactical gear.
A Mexican citizen was released from the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office before being taken into custody by ICE on Thursday. He had previously been charged with illegally entering the US.
Former ICE official John Fabbricatore told Newsweek: "We're serious about how we're going to treat these terrorist[s] and gangs."
Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his goal of curbing illegal immigration.
Trump called it a "tremendous tribute" to the Georgia nursing student whom the legislation is named after. The law required federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants before their conviction if they are accused of crimes like theft, burglary, and violent crimes.
The Trump administration has assigned arrest quotas to ICE agents, directing them to arrest at least 1,200 to 1,500 people per day. ICE agents have made arrests all over the country, and Sahonic says they have been spotted in Montgomery.
On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number of raids performed around the country as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for mass deportation.
In a statement sent to The Wednesday evening, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said a person’s legal status is not considered when Aurora police carry out their duties. That
Some groups have created Know Your Rights and Red Cards as a reminder of what rights immigrants have and how to exercise them if faced with federal agents from ICE or the border patrol.
Several school districts and the Massachusetts attorney general issued guidance on how schools should react if approached by ICE agents.