Florida hired a new State Board of Immigration Enforcement director and OK'd $4.1M for local law enforcement's work with ICE.

Three sisters, whose single mother fears being mistakenly detained by federal immigration agents because she is of Puerto Rican descent and speaks Spanish, walk into Funston Elementary School after being dropped off for the start of the school day, in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Some Chicago parents and teachers say children were traumatized by a recent immigration enforcement action involving tear gas

Los Angeles saw a massive surge in ICE arrests amid a wave of raids and a National Guard deployment, but other areas have seen even sharper rises.

The Department of Homeland Security says that 1.6 million people who are in the United States illegally have self-deported and another 500,000 have been deported.

The local hospitality industry is feeling the effect. “The whole immigration crackdown is definitely putting pressure on everybody,” said David Belknap, area executive chef at Shaner Management Corp. Belknap works with the AC Hotel brand, including overseeing the kitchen at Vaso in Dublin and the Foundry in Dayton.

New filing claims an ICE agent aimed a gun at a U.S. citizen during a protest, testing court limits on federal force.

Data shows a growing number of people in Travis County jails find themselves facing deportation after sometimes routine run-ins with the police.

The announcement follows Trump's commitment to deport a minimum of a million people living in the U.S. without legal status by the end of 2025.

As the uncertainty of additional federal immigration agents deploying to the Bay Area grows, legal experts say it’s becoming increasingly unclear where lawful enforcement ends and potential overreach begins.