Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka issued a statement late Thursday afternoon denouncing the raid as an “egregious act” conducted without a warrant and in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “the right of the people be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”
President Donald Trump signed more executive orders aimed at shutting down the southern border, but the details on how migrants would be blocked from crossing remain unclear.
Agents made 538 arrests during workplace raids across the Northeast Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
The largest massive deportation operation in history is well underway,” the White House press secretary wrote on social media.
Top law enforcement officials in the Twin Cities are already pushing back against President Trump's new hardline immigration policies. The big picture: Just days into the new administration, Trump's campaign pledge to oversee mass deportations of immigrants is taking shape,
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.
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The Trump administration rescinded a policy that limited immigration enforcement actions in or near “sensitive locations,” such as schools, playgrounds, child care centers and bus stops.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.
The Trump administration has initiated a series of significant changes to U.S. immigration policy following the President’s inauguration on
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided a Newark, New Jersey, business venue on Thursday and detained undocumented immigrants as well as U.S. citizens, the city's mayor said. The big picture: Mayor Ras Baraka accused ICE of detaining without warrants a U.