NYC, Chicago Brace for Raids After Trump Immigration Orders (1)

Jan. 22, 2025, 8:11 PM UTC

Migrant communities in cities from New York to Chicago and Los Angeles remain on edge after President Donald Trump vowed to start mass deportations and issued orders including handing immigration agents power to enter churches and schools, sites that previously were protected.

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. “The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.”

Trump promised that he would crack down on immigration ...

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