The Department of Homeland Security issued new guidance on where federal enforcement officials can apprehend illegal immigrants.
Trump has rescinded long-standing policies restricting immigration enforcement in sensitive areas such as schools, churches, and hospitals.
Trump wasted no time on his immigration blitz. The numbers you should know - President Donald Trump wasted no time kicking off his overhaul of U.S. immigration policies on his very first day in office
The Department of Homeland Security has lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, allowing enforcement actions, including arrests, to take place in previously protected "sensitive" areas like hospitals.
This policy shift reinstates expedited deportations nationwide, sparking fears of devastating impacts on immigrant families and U.S. citizen children.
The directives - which direct immigration officials to use “common sense” - are a departure from a long-standing policy.
This reality prompted the Los Angeles Unified School District to affirm its sanctuary policy for students in the wake of Trump’s second term. The updated 2024 policy bans school employees from voluntarily sharing student immigration information with authorities and promises that every child will have a safe, supportive learning environment.
The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.
The Homeland Security Department has scrapped a Biden policy that kept immigration authorities away from sensitive community places.
Trump’s administration reinstates controversial measures, including 'Remain in Mexico' policy, and ends safeguards for “so-called ‘sensitive’ areas.”
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off his sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum and taking steps to restrict citizenship for children born on American soil.