5 things to know about the upcoming immigration raids in major U.S. cities
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TUCSON — A series of immigration raids is expected to begin as early as Sunday in several major American cities, according to President Donald Trump.
It's part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration and the plans have sown fear in migrant communities around the United States.
The cities targeted are Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco. All of these cities were part of a one-year program that allowed the Department of Justice to fast-track the adjudication of cases through the normally sluggish immigration court system.
Trump initially claimed that "millions" of immigrants would be deported when he stunned immigration officials in mid-June by announcing the raids ahead of time, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have said the raids would be smaller in scope.
In anticipation of the expected immigration raids, here are answers to five key questions about what to expect.
Source:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/13/us-immigration-raids-what-know-upcoming-efforts-us-cities/1722699001/
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