The Department of Homeland Security has lifted restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers, allowing enforcement actions, including arrests, to take place in previously protected "sensitive" areas like hospitals.

This policy shift reinstates expedited deportations nationwide, sparking fears of devastating impacts on immigrant families and U.S. citizen children.

SAN DIEGO — Migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app broke down in tears after their appointments were canceled the moment President Trump took office Monday – just the first of the sweeping border actions the new administration prepared for the first day.

Trump has rescinded long-standing policies restricting immigration enforcement in sensitive areas such as schools, churches, and hospitals.

The president is making good on his campaign promise with attempts to beef up security at the border and limit immigration.

President Trump has vowed to clamp down on immigration and undo Biden-era policies that he said were too permissive and blamed for allowing a large influx of undocumented immigrants. Here’s what we know about his policy changes.

The president’s Day 1 actions included directives that fly in the face of legal limits on involving the military in domestic operations and the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship.

The Trump administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited ICE arrests at or near schools, places of worship and other "sensitive locations."

For more than a decade, agencies like ICE and CBP avoided raids on places that provide vital services, like hospitals.

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The administration plans to expand military involvement, increase detention capacity, and speed up deportations