Overview

• Trump directed ICE to expand detentions and deportations in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, labeling them “Democrat power centers.”
• After pausing worksite operations under pressure from agriculture and hospitality industries, DHS reversed guidance and resumed raids at farms, hotels and restaurants.
• White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller set a goal of 3,000 arrests per day, a sharp increase from the current average of around 2,000.
• A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles was illegal, intensifying legal challenges to his enforcement tactics.
• Analysts warn that the ambitious deportation drive could exhaust ICE funding and disrupt sectors reliant on undocumented workers, potentially weighing on economic growth.