"While AOC has never been a defender of free speech, principle demands something more from the rest of us who value the First Amendment," said Jonathan Turley

"Homan has nothing", responded AOC on social media. "The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights"

If implemented, the system would flag individuals' online activity, evaluating their potential for violence through "social and behavioral sciences" and "psychological profiles"

"State and local actors may not impede, obstruct, or otherwise fail to comply with lawful immigration-related directives," Bondi wrote in a memo

Analysts fear the quota could incentivize officers to target individuals who are easier to detain rather than focusing on those who pose security risks

"Decisions should be guided by law, not fear," said an immigration lawyer to The Latin Times when asked about the proliferation of self-deportations

Advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall on Thursday to call on Mayor Adams to do more to protect migrants and follow city sanctuary laws

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Kristi Noem, got into a tense exchange with Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal (D) during her Senate confirmation hearing on Friday.

The idea has drawn criticism for not only encouraging racial profiling and fostering mistrust but for being an inefficient use of ICE's limited resources

"We're going to show the American people we know how to do this, and we're going to do it the right way," said Tom Homan during an interview with Fox

The president-elect is reportedly planning to remove a policy that stops agents from arresting undocumented individuals from sensitive places such as churches and schools

Homan said he will need a minimum of 100,000 beds to detain undocumented immigrants – more than doubling the 40,000 detention beds ICE is currently funded for

A server at a restaurant in Washington, D.C., has been dismissed after saying she would refuse to serve individuals with political beliefs aligning with Trump administration.

The status currently prohibits New York City authorities from working with federal immigration agents to deport illegal immigrants

Proposals are rolling in across the country to help Trump carry out his pledge to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally

The announcement comes amid concerns from immigration advocates about potential raids on these facilities. Adams cites a different reason for the closures.

"Look, me and Governor Abbott, we're already working together," Mr. Homan said in a recent joint interview with the governor on Fox News

In November, The National Border Patrol Council called Trump's election "not just a victory for himself, but a victory for the entire country"

California seems poised to again be the center of a resistance effort against Trump's proposed policies after suing his first administration over 120 times

"We can deport people quickly under Title A, we can do 'stay in Mexico,' we can do so many things on policies that can work right away," said Cuellar

Homan stated last week that the new administration would withhold federal funds from states that refuse to cooperate with its mass deportation initiatives.

Democratic leaders walk a fine line between protecting immigrant communities and avoiding actions that could make them targets of heightened ICE enforcement.

Trump has cautioned sanctuary leaders about potential repercussions for refusing to cooperate with ICE, including the possibility of withholding federal funding.

Thomas Homan, Trump's "border czar," recently acknowledged significant civilian interest in supporting deportation efforts: "there's a lot of good patriots"

Trump's returning border czar warned that deportations would proceed regardless of sanctuary measures.

Industries like construction and agriculture figure to take a major hit as they rely heavily on undocumented labor

From international cooperation to backlogs in immigration courts, there are several factor at play when it comes to deciding who gets deported first

Thomas Homan also slammed Democratic Governors last week saying that "If you're not gonna help us, get the hell out of the way"

Trump's new "border czar" warned Democratic governors to "get the hell out of the way" speaking about his intentions to see deportations through

The border has seen roughly 19,000 people arrested for unlawful border crossings in 2024, including 358 suspects on the terror watchlist