Trump immigration crackdown expands as ICE begins Chicago operation

President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration expanded over the weekend, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement starting a new operation in Chicago. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez has the details, and a new interview with the president's border czar, Tom Homan.

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US agents begin arresting undocumented migrants in Chicago

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Top DOJ official, Trump border czar in Chicago overseeing immigration enforcement 'efforts'

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Trump’s immigration crackdown begins first week back in office

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Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown, Deportation Fears Spread Among Immigrants With Provisional Legal Status

President Trump is targeting people who have been living in the country under Biden immigration programs that shielded them from deportation and allowed them to work.
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Trump begins flying undocumented immigrants out of U.S. aboard using military cargo planes

The Trump administration on Friday began flying detained undocumented immigrants out of the U.S. aboard military cargo planes. Several flights carrying dozens of migrants out of Texas and Arizona ...
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Second DOJ official who investigated Trump reassigned to immigration crackdown

Multiple Justice Department officials were told they were being removed from their jobs and re-assigned to a new effort to take legal action against so-called sanctuary cities.
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Trump administration's immigration crackdown escalates

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Trump gives Ice power to deport immigrants who came legally under Biden

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Trump immigration crackdown begins: ‘I’ve never been scared like this before’

The new administration has said so-called sanctuary cities will be the first targets of its mass-deportation program. Chicago’s Lower West Side felt uneasily quiet this week.. Christina Alejandra, ...
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Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins

Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security
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Catholic bishop weighs in on Trump's immigration crackdown

A growing number of Catholic Church leaders are criticizing President Trump's immigration crackdown. Bishop Mark J. Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on ...
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Morning Report — Trump dispatches troops, ICE in migration crackdown

In today’s issue:   President Trump on Wednesday ordered active-duty troops to the southern border to bolster federal, state and local law enforcers who are cracking down on migrants the president ...
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Which industries are most vulnerable to Trump's immigration crackdown?

Mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. could hurt a range of U.S. industries, experts warn.
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Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

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Can ICE arrest immigrants at schools and churches?

Questions remain over ICE arrests at U.S. schools and churches as President Trump's new immigration policies get underway. CBS News' Andres Gutierrez reports.
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How the Laken Riley Act could expand Trump's immigration goals

The House of Representatives is set to vote on the Laken Riley Act, which would expand mandatory detention to include noncitizens convicted or charged of certain crimes. CBS News' Taurean Small ...
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DoJ says it will prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown

Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekers. US politics live – latest updates Trump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos ...
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U.S. expands expedited deportations beyond border areas as part of Trump crackdown

Expedited removal allows U.S. immigration officials to deport migrants who lack proper documents through a streamlined process that bypasses the lengthy and massively backlogged immigration court ...
CBS News - 5d
Trump revives ‘remain in Mexico’ policy as part of anti-immigration crackdown

Critics say program that forces asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while cases are processed exposes migrants to harm. The Trump administration has announced the reinstatement of the “remain in ...
The Guardian - 5d
Trump begins slew of executive actions on immigration, economy, other programs

President Trump, starting his second term, began a slew of executive actions by rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders, executive actions, and presidential memoranda.
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Trump Starts Immigration Crackdown, Enlisting the Military and Testing the Law

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.
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Trump declares national border emergency in immigration crackdown

President begins issuing flood of immigration-related executive orders after being sworn into office. Donald Trump returns to office – live updates Donald Trump on Monday began issuing a ...
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Cities brace for immigration crackdown under Trump

With much of President Donald Trump's Day 1 agenda focused on cracking down on immigration, CBS News wanted to learn how his policies are impacting America's cities. Lilia Luciano reports from ...
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Chicago braces for immigration crackdown and deportations under Trump

CHICAGO — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar vows that the biggest city in the Midwest will be “ground zero” for mass deportations, and officials across the political spectrum in ...
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Homan says Trump admin 'reconsidering' details of Chicago immigration raids after leak

President-elect Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, said Sunday that enforcement officials are “reconsidering” some of the details of the Chicago immigration operation after specifics were ...
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Chicago migrant community prepares for possible ICE raids after Trump takes office

Local leaders and immigrant rights groups in Chicago met Saturday morning in the Pilsen neighborhood to make sure the community is prepared.
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Trump team now 'reviewing' plans for Chicago ICE raids: Incoming border czar

President-elect Donald Trump's border czar said the incoming administration is now "reviewing" whether to launch removal operations in Chicago.
ABC News - Jan. 18
ICE planning major enforcement operation in Chicago after Trump inauguration

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major operation targeting immigrants in Chicago after Trump's inauguration, according to a document reviewed by NBC News and a person ...
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ICE plans major enforcement operation in at least one US city

NBC News has learned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are planning a major enforcement operation that will target immigrants in at least one U.S. city just days after the Trump's ...
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Trump plans large immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday – report

Administration to send 100 to 200 officers to city on day two of new presidency, Wall Street Journal reports. Donald Trump’s incoming presidential administration plans to launch a large immigration ...
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Biden extends time in U.S. for 800K Venezuelans and Salvadorans as Trump readies immigration crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security also extended Temporary Protected Status to more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese already living in the U.S.
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Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.
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