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Trump to End Policy Restricting ICE Arrests at Schools, Churches, Hospitals, Funerals, and Weddings

Dec 11, 2024, 06:47 PM

President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a longstanding policy that restricts Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from making arrests at sensitive locations such as schools, hospitals, churches, funerals, weddings, and public events. The policy, originally implemented during the Obama administration, was designed to limit ICE operations in places deemed sensitive to ensure public access to essential services. The incoming administration's decision is intended to expand ICE's authority and facilitate mass deportations. Trump's Border Czar, Tom Homan, has also announced that mass deportations will begin in Chicago, warning that local officials, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, could face prosecution if they obstruct deportation efforts.