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We can’t stop Homeland Security from coming into the state of Illinois; they are allowed to do that,
We know what’s coming. They’ve said what’s coming, and we want to tell our students and their families and all of our personnel that you are welcome here,
Goldberg said in November The American people have communicated with us loudly and clearly: We have a broken system. They want it fixed. We need to fix our immigration system. We need to secure our border,
It’s not compassionate to have a huge welcome sign on our state when there really is not a place or resources to support them,
Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon told CNN affiliate KMGH If it’s unlawful, we’ll see you in court, and we’ll stop you,
In light of the president-elect’s xenophobic rhetoric and the uptick in hostility toward immigrant communities that we anticipate, we’ve issued updated guidance and resources for law enforcement, prosecutors and victims of hate crimes,
Bonta said in a news briefing Make sure all your folks that are working – and I’m sure they have – have the documents in place, and if ICE inspectors come in, that you comply with them, ... Please comply with the law, just like you would if a health inspector came in.”
Toia said, relaying what he is telling restaurants It seemed pretty clear this was going to be ground zero for us,
I’m not going to be warring with this administration. I’m going to be working with this administration.”
I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places in which they came,
Trump said in his inauguration speech to thunderous applause We have a government that has given unlimited funding to the defense of foreign borders, but refuses to defend American borders or more importantly, its own people.”
During his inaugural address, Trump said What this action does is it deploys armed forces [and] erects physical barriers by directing [Department of Defense] and [Department of Homeland Security] secretaries to finish the wall along the border. … We're going to reinstate the Remain in Mexico [policy],
We are ready to do so again, from day one of the second Trump administration. … We will defend immigrants’ rights to due process in the face of mass deportations,
Even a brief pause in the program can have a devastating impact; on those displaced by violence and persecution, families separated by oceans and continents, and our communities who embrace the spirit of welcome inherent to our great nation,
If a person already has an outstanding order of deportation, they can be deported immediately. But that is a relatively small number. Most people picked up will be put into deportation proceedings in immigration courts. Those courts already have a backlog of over 3.8 million cases. Given that backlog, it will be years before many people will find out whether they will be deported or allowed to stay based on asylum or some other form of protection,
President Trump was elected by a resounding mandate to carry out the promises he made on the campaign trail, that includes his pledge to secure the southern border and carry out the largest deportation of migrant criminals in history,
an incoming White House official said, speaking on background, a method often used by U.S. officials to remain anonymous Today, we will end the Green New Deal, and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to our great American autoworkers,
he said, ripping the Inflation Reduction Act The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country,
Or, more recently, Los Angeles, where we were watching fires still tragically burn from weeks ago without even a token of defense,
For American citizens, Jan. 20, 2025, is Liberation Day,
