The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration.
ICE agents often operate in the community without notifying local authorities and may wear uniforms resembling those of local police, creating potential confusion, Napa’s police chief said.
Newark worksite raid by ICE agents detains U.S. citizens, military veteran, sparking controversy and rights violations.
The president’s Day 1 actions included directives that fly in the face of legal limits on involving the military in domestic operations and the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.
The Trump administration rescinded a policy that limited immigration enforcement actions in or near “sensitive locations,” such as schools, playgrounds, child care centers and bus stops.
Several districts cited recent guidelines issued by New York officials that outlined how schools should react to immigration visits.
U.S. immigration agents rounded up undocumented migrants as well as American citizens in a raid of a Newark, New Jersey, worksite on Thursday that the city's mayor said involved detaining a military veteran and violations of the people's rights.
U.S. attorneys’ offices were told to investigate any official who defies federal immigration enforcement efforts and consider prosecuting them.
Immigration arrests can now be made at schools under a new directive from the Trump Administration. Questions remain about what this means for Utah's undocumented students and what they can expect moving forward.