ICE, Trump and immigration raids
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Nationwide protests against President Trump’s crackdown on immigration are putting Democrats in tricky political territory ahead of the high-stakes midterms. After demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids roiled Los Angeles and prompted Trump to call in the National Guard despite California’s objections,
A majority of Americans say they disapprove of Donald Trump’s second term – with even some Republicans hitting the president.
Trump vowed throughout his campaign that he would conduct the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. The showdown with Los Angeles was inevitable.
A recurring theme among demonstrators at the Miami "No Kings" protest was anger over President Trump’s immigration policies, which have sharply curtailed illegal border crossings while also pushing to speed up and expand deportations.
They are trying to strike a careful balance on issues where Republicans have held a political advantage in recent years.
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.
Millions of Americans are expected to participate in No Kings rallies protesting Donald Trump's June 14 military parade.
Demonstrators gathered in Elm Grove on Saturday afternoon as part of the nationwide "No Kings Day" protests against President Trump's immigration policy and the
President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided worksites in Los Angeles on June 6, randomly arresting and detaining undocumented and legal immigrants, these new and invasive tactics of immigration enforcement provoked protests.