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Trump Orders ICE to Ramp Up Deportations in Democratic-Led Cities

ICE’s more than $1 billion budget overrun threatens to exhaust its funds by July, jeopardizing the expanded deportation campaign against Democratic cities.

Federal agents (right) detain a man outside an immigration court in Manhattan last week. President Trump says his immigration crackdown will focus on "crime-ridden inner cities" like New York. (AP; Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
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Members of the California National Guard work in Los Angeles, California on June 8, 2025.

Overview

  • President Trump instructed ICE and Border Patrol to target major Democratic strongholds including Los Angeles, Chicago and New York and set a daily arrest goal of 3,000 migrants.
  • ICE is currently over $1 billion above its fiscal allocation and could run out of money as soon as July without new congressional funding or an emergency reallocation.
  • Following pressure from agricultural, hospitality and hotel industries, DHS paused workplace raids on farms, restaurants and hotels to prevent further staffing disruptions.
  • The administration deployed California National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles after weeklong ICE operations provoked protests and prompted Governor Gavin Newsom to sue over federal control of the guard.
  • ‘No Kings Day’ demonstrations on June 14 attracted tens of thousands in New York City and spread to dozens of other cities, underscoring broad public resistance to the mass deportation plan.