Immigration Policy

Community organizers and a local attorney are helping create family emergency plans for residents who live in mixed-status homes — including preparing legal documents — as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up mass deportation efforts.

Which police departments and sheriff offices in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska on whether they will cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies as part of the Trump White House “mass deportation” plan.

La legislación también permitiría que los residentes de Missouri reciban una recompensa de $1,000 por informar al Departamento de Seguridad Pública sobre las personas que se encuentren en el estado sin estatus legal.

The legislation would also allow Missourians to collect a $1,000 bounty for reporting on people who are found to be in the United States without legal status to the Department of Public Safety.

A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a range of federal agencies conducted “enhanced targeted operations” in Chicago on Sunday “to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public safety.”

St. Louis-area immigrants and advocates protest President Trump’s new immigration policies and the beginning of mass deportations.

State board issues guidance after Trump rescinds Biden-era policy limiting actions in ‘sensitive locations.’

The ruling marks the first big loss for Trump, three days after taking the oath of office, and the temporary block applies to the entire country. Illinois was one of the states suing to stop the order.

Activists monitoring for immigration arrests said they had seen no activity, but the threat of deportations continues and the local community should remain alert.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s lawsuit claims President Trump’s executive order is unconstitutional.