Andres Oppenheimer, a columnist for the "Miami Herald," said the Trump administration is targeting illegal immigrants with jobs.

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested sending repeat criminal offenders to foreign countries, suggesting the move may cut the government’s spending on prisons, following an escalation of arrests across the country in recent days as part of what Trump has promised would be the “largest deportation operation” in U.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "Deportation flights have begun," releasing a photo of people boarding a military aircraft.

The Trump administration is expanding the use of a fast-track deportation authority nationwide. “Expedited removal” gives enforcement agencies broad authority to deport people without appearing before an immigration judge.

The arrest of three people at a seafood distribution warehouse in Newark has led to a heightened sense of alarm in the region.

The US has launched its first deportation flights, sending hundreds of illegal immigrants back to their home countries following a nationwide crackdo

A source with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells FOX 5 that Thursday's raid at a fish market in Newark was a routine operation the result of a tip, and not part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

The U.S. military is being utilised for mass deportations under Trump's administration, incurring high costs compared to DHS flights.

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President Trump is employing Department of Defense resources for mass deportations, including military planes which are significantly costlier than De

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The raid by federal officials of the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency prompted outrage among New Jersey officials. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka called it an “egregious” violation of Fourth Amendment rights against “unreasonable search and seizure” and vowed that Newark will not “stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized.”