Under President Donald Trump, immigration authorities have intensified efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, resulting in over 142,000 deportations in the first 100 days. This push faces challenges, including legal obstacles and resistance from sanctuary cities. The Department of Homeland Security is promoting self-deportation, even providing financial incentives, but actual success depends on state cooperation. Republican states like Texas are enacting strict laws to aid deportations, while Democratic states resist, reflecting a national divide in immigration policy amid an emboldened federal agenda.
Since Donald Trump's return to the White House, the country's immigration authorities have been busy pursuing and rounding up undocumented immigrants.
The success of the president's plans remains in the hands of the states, their domestic law enforcement and criminal justice systems.
The Texas Senate approved a bill in early April that will require sheriffs in all counties with more than 100,000 residents to sign cooperation agreements with ICE.
Democratic strongholds, with some state laws protecting immigrants, now represent a bulwark against a federal administration determined to carry out the largest deportation campaign.
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