Trump says ICE can arrest people at churches and schools, directs agency to use ‘common sense’

Local governments and school systems in the DC area are reviewing the text of President Donald Trump’s executive orders to see how they might have to adapt to comply with the law. The Trump administration has reversed the 13-year restriction on the application of immigration laws in schools and churches, opening up the possibility that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol agents can conduct raids on sites that …

Trump Admin Says Illegals to be Arrested in Churches and Schools

Texas Republicans refused to do this. They really are useless.CBS Austin:Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive Monday allowing federal agents to arrest illegal immigrants at churches and schools.The Biden administration barred agents from arresting illegal immigrants in such "sensitive" areas. A spokesperson for Huffman wrote illegal immigrants "will no longer be able to hide in America's scho…

Can ICE make arrests in Maryland schools? What we know

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday ended a longstanding policy that mostly barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from arresting undocumented immigrants at “sensitive locations,” including schools.

Phoenix-area schools, churches react to ICE raids allowed in previously protected spaces

The Trump administration authorized federal immigration agents to arrest undocumented immigrants in churches, schools and hospitals.

Park City School District issues statement on federal change in schools' protection from immigration authorities

Park City School District has issued a statement responding to a change in immigration enforcement saying schools are no longer protected from immigration authorities. In a letter sent out district employees and families, Interim Superintendent Caleb Fine said that Tuesday the district received notice of new directives from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security permitting federal immigration officers to carry out enforcement actions inside ar…

Trump ends policy of treating churches as ‘sensitive locations’ for immigration raids

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Seal. / Credit: Sundry Photography/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 22, 2025 / 17:45 pm (CNA). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President Donald Trump this week rescinded Biden-era guidelines that ... [...]