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Donald Trump, ICE and deportation
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1hon MSN
A majority of Americans say they disapprove of Donald Trump’s second term – with even some Republicans hitting the president.
The Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels after the president expressed alarm about the impact of his administration's aggressive enforcement.
After complaints from farm and hotel owners, Trump said he may halt ICE raids in those industries. If he does, experts say, he will struggle to meet his goal of 3,000 detentions a day.
The administration said it has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, stressing that sweeps should focus on people in the U.S. illegally who have criminal backgrounds.
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Trump vowed throughout his campaign that he would conduct the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. The showdown with Los Angeles was inevitable.
President Trump’s decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.
In the days before protests erupted in Los Angeles, the Trump administration stepped up its efforts to detain migrants — taking into custody those who arrived for routine check-ins while also conducting workplace raids that have sent waves of fear across Southern California and beyond.
In the past, state lawmakers have largely left immigration enforcement to federal investigators. But this year, Ohio Republicans have introduced multiple bills that seek to curb illegal immigration and penalize local officials who get in the way of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A new NBC News poll shows President Trump’s approval numbers are sinking, even with portions of his base and on issues that brought him to the Oval Office. Republican strategist Susan Del Percio, Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro join Alex Witt to discuss the latest findings.
No Kings Day was biggest anti-Trump protests in Austin yet. Latino protesters are fighting to keep immigration front and center.