Trump, Immigrants

Trump Administration Plans to Require Undocumented Immigrants to Register
The move, which could expose unregistered migrants to criminal prosecution, represents a drastic escalation of the administration’s efforts to push millions of immigrants to leave on their own.
Trump administration says undocumented immigrants must register
But lawyers and immigrant advocates warned that the administration’s plan was on shaky legal ground and that some immigrants may be afraid to comply.
Homeland Security arrested more than 20,000 undocumented immigrants under Trumo
More than 20,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested during the first month Donald Trump was president, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Immigrants in detention in Trump's early days hit new five-year high
The number of immigrants held in detention under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hit the highest level in more than five years, new data show. Why it matters: The detention surge comes as the Trump administration steps up immigration enforcement and seeks to expand the capacity to detain more immigrants amid a months-long backlog with immigration judges.
Trump's first month saw over 20,000 undocumented immigrant arrests: US Govt
More than 20,000 undocumented immigrants were arrested during Donald Trump's first month as President, CNN reported, quoting the Department of Homeland Security. The Trump administration launched an immigration crackdown in the moments after his inauguration and publicised daily arrest totals during his first couple of weeks in office,
Private prison firms prepare to reopen closed facilities to hold immigrants
A contract to reopen a privately-owned Newark detention center may be the first in a wave of reopenings of shuttered ...
Audit reveals Pritzker massively underestimated cost of programs for illegal immigrants
A recent Illinois state audit revealed that programs aimed at providing healthcare to illegal immigrants doled out $1.6 ...
More than 25% of Dallas students missed school during ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest
Dallas ISD’s attendance rate on Feb. 3 was 73%, prompting district officials to seek a waiver from the Texas Education Agency ...
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Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of 119th Congress
In total, at least 80 lawmakers are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country, including 61 in ...
With ICE raids growing, Hahn directs Metro to display immigrants’ rights on trains, buses, stations
Los Angeles County Supervisor and LA Metro Board Chair Janice Hahn has asked the mega transit agency to display information ...
Florida ups the stakes for crimes by immigrants in the US illegally
New laws in Florida mandate stiffer criminal penalties for immigrants in the U.S. illegally than for everyone else.
ICE makes major move on detaining illegal immigrants in heart of blue state
The Trump administration is expanding immigration detention in a Democratic-run state as it seeks to expand the number of beds it has at its disposal.
Trump’s policies on gender identity and immigration have trans immigrants worried about their future
A month into the new Trump administration, many trans immigrants fear for their safety and their health in the US – and for ...
Where can L.A. immigrants go for help under Trump? Try the public library
Anyone can meet with an immigration expert, by phone or in person, at half a dozen Los Angeles Public Library locations from ...
Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area
Volunteers meet before dawn, as many workers are heading to their jobs and when advocates believe ICE is most likely to move ...