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The Effect of Trump's Immigration Crackdown, in 3 Maps
New maps show that local sanctuary policies may have actually affected how many immigrants the Trump administration was able to arrest.
As soon Donald Trump took office, his administration started on his primary promise: A crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
On his command, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) widened the dragnet—targeting, essentially, anyone without papers, even if they had not committed serious crimes. The emphasis shifted beyond the border region, with federal immigration authorities using workplace and other raids to round up undocumented immigrants. Young people who were previously exempt from deportation through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) also became vulnerable, after the Trump administration announced the end of the Obama-era program.