Trump pauses immigration raids at farms, hotels
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The 421-student Springfield school is designed to teach newcomers to the United States. It has been on high alert since President Donald Trump took office and pledged to crack down and change rules on immigration.
A week of immigration sweeps across Southern California has left some communities eerily quiet, with some residents saying they are avoiding going out and attending to routine business out of fear of being stopped.
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Demonstrators came out in cities across the U.S. to protest President Donald Trump. Organizers of Saturday's “No Kings” demonstrations said millions marched in hundreds of events.
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The move marks a significant pivot for the Trump administration, which has vowed to deport millions of immigrants living in the country without legal status.
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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.
On Monday, there was a quiet hum of traffic passing on Colorado Boulevard outside the AC Hotel. A hotel employee, who declined to give his name, said it was quiet overnight with no additional protests outside the building. A lone flier that read “ICE out of LA” was placed on a third-floor balcony.
They are also encouraging migrants in the U.S. to return to their home countries on their own. Trump has offered $1,000 and a free commercial flight to people willing to “self deport.” But even with that incentive, immigrants aren’t leaving the country at the pace Trump promised.
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President Donald Trump in recent days has sent thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active duty Marines to quell Los Angeles-area protests over immigration enforcement actions, despite the objections of Democratic Gov.
Records obtained by the Sun-Times show the police have handed over documents that include the names, addresses and countries of origin of people targeted by federal immigration authorities.
As protests erupted nationwide on Saturday, demonstrators rallied in Brevard County against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, following a week of mounting unrest in Los Angeles and other major cities.