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Trump administration begins immigration crackdown with ICE arrests and policy changes

Jan 21, 2025

Following executive orders signed by President Trump, ICE conducted 308 arrests across the country in the first days of his administration. The Department of Homeland Security ended a policy that had restricted ICE arrests at sensitive locations including schools, churches, and hospitals. Officials in sanctuary cities like Chicago, Denver, and Minneapolis had anticipated major raids, though the initial arrests appear to constitute routine operations rather than large-scale coordinated raids.

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