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FILE - A U.S. deportation officer changes the handcuffs of Wilmer Patricio Medina-Medina from back to front after arresting him during an early morning operation, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

ICE arrests more than 500 migrants on Thursday

Homeland Security's deportation force delivered a daily update Thursday night saying it made 538 arrests and placed 373 additional deportation detainer requests with other law enforcement agencies.

January 23, 2025
FILE - An immigrant considered a threat to public safety and national security has his fingerprints scanned as he is processed for deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the ICE Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles, June 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

DHS grants immigration arrest powers to U.S. Marshals, DEA, ATF

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman on Thursday deputized agents and officers at the Justice Department to help in making immigration arrests, creating a force multiplier as President Trump seeks to carry out his promise of mass deportations.

January 23, 2025
A supporter holds a sign with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Congress passes Laken Riley Act, sends bill to Trump to sign

Congress passed the first bill of the new Trump era on Wednesday, delivering on the president's immigration promises with legislation to push for detention and deportation of criminal migrants -- including those with relatively low-level offenses such as shoplifting.

January 22, 2025
A national guardsman patrols along a stretch of boarder wall, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump orders 1,500 troops to border

The Pentagon said Wednesday it will deploy an initial round of 1,500 troops to the southern border, and will tap its resources to help Homeland Security with flights to deport illegal immigrants back to their home countries.

January 22, 2025
Emil Bove, attorney for former President Donald Trump, sits in the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Friday, May 3, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump’s DOJ announces crackdown on sanctuary cities

The Trump Justice Department has begun the battle against sanctuary cities, ordering its prosecutors to open investigations into state and local officials who try to thwart enforcement of immigration laws.

January 22, 2025
President Donald Trump signs an executive order on TikTok in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump faces first lawsuit over move to limit birthright citizenship

Immigration groups came out swinging against President Trump on Monday with a lawsuit asking a federal judge to overturn his executive order blocking illegal immigrants and other temporary visitors from obtaining birthright citizenship for their babies born on U.S. soil.

January 20, 2025