Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.

The Trump administration intensified efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, making U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) a central focus.

The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago on Sunday that includes several federal agencies that have been granted additional authorities to arrest undocumented immigrants in the US,

Prominent voices on MSNBC and CNN are outraged by President Donald Trump's immigration policies, including ICE raids in major cities across the United States.

A top Department of Justice official and President Trump’s “border czar” were in Chicago overseeing “immigration enforcement efforts,” according to officials. “The DEA, along with our

Proposals include everything from incentives to local law enforcement agencies that help enforce federal immigration policies, to hiring a chief immigration enforcement officer.

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a range of federal agencies were beginning to conduct "enhanced targeted operations" in Chicago on Sunday "to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety and national security by keeping potentially dangerous criminal

Tensions rise in Iowa as rumors of ICE sightings spread and Trump declares illegal immigration a national emergency.

Trump began his second term last Monday with a flurry of executive actions aimed at overhauling US immigration.

SAN ANTONIO — Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday that DPS operations are expected to expand within the coming days. Abbott posted that Texas DPS troopers and special agents have been deployed to assist President Trump's Homeland Security Investigations in "targeting and removing illegal immigrants."

These operations have the support of Florida Governor Ron Desantis, who just held a roundtable on immigration in Jacksonville this week with Sheriff T.K. Waters.