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fromPoynter
2 months ago

Florida and Texas, not Minnesota, have the highest shares of undocumented immigrants - Poynter

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security surged 3,000 federal immigration agents to Minnesota - a state more than a thousand miles from the southern border that's not known for having a sizable population of immigrants in the U.S. illegally - calling it the largest such operation ever. Many people have wondered: Why Minnesota? Vice President JD Vance, who visited Minneapolis on Jan. 22 to defend federal immigration enforcement, gave a misleading answer.
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fromAxios
8 months ago

Undocumented immigrant population hit record 14M in 2023: Pew analysis

The unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S. reached 14 million in 2023, driven by record growth and rising arrivals from countries beyond Mexico.
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fromAxios
10 months ago

Trump unleashes a decades-in-the-making immigration war

The Trump administration is pushing for mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants, escalating enforcement efforts beyond convicted criminals.
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