U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump begins to make good on his promise to increase the deportation of undocumented migrants.
Immigrants across South Florida are bracing in anticipation of a wave of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ordered by the Trump administration. The big picture: President Trump has already acted on his promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants through large-scale deportation.
The Trump-fueled rush to legislate has produced a bill that focuses on its efforts on enforcement but doesn’t try to meaningfully stem the tide of immigration. | Opinion
As President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans ramp up, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski says the president is taking the wrong approach.
DeSantis has suggested he would veto the legislation rolled out on Monday by leaders of the Florida Legislature.
Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has promised to veto a sweeping immigration bill. It’s the latest escalation in a statehouse showdown between DeSantis’ office and the Republican leaders, who have sparred over whose proposals would best carry out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
At least 27 agencies across the nation are currently listed as having submitted applications to the program, including agencies in Texas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Nearly half of the pending applications are from Florida law enforcement agencies.
There were raids in Miami, Chicago, Newark and New Jersey on Sunday in an operation involving several agencies.
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
A new federal directive allowing immigration enforcement at schools has sparked fear and confusion in Lee County, with parents and community leaders raising concerns about its impact on students and f