President Trump, who promised the largest deportation effort in American history, has issued a dramatic series of administrative orders and other policy changes that change the country's immigration system – and the experience of its experience as a migrant, especially unpredictable.
In California, there are 13 million to 15 million unprocessed immigrants in the United States, including over 2.5 million people.
Those who have crossed the border, exaggerate their visas, and asylum seekers. It does not have the right to live and work in the United States due to disasters or quarrels in their own countries.
However, many of those who have come to the United States using those legal paths may also be in danger of being deported, because of the other actions taken by the Trump administration.
What exactly did the Trump administration do?
Trump signed several administrative orders targeting immigration Migration policy agency Notably, do one of the three things: Strictly control the legal paths to enter the United States, enforcement efforts to promote aggressive wipes for deportation and deportation of people living in the United States illegally. Some orders have already been challenged in court and others may be soon.
Most effect orders:
- The President declared a “National Emergency” On the southern border, there will help him to sort military troops.
- He ended his birthright citizenship, which has long been guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. More than 20 states, including the US Civil Libertis Union and California, have sued, arguing that the order is unconstitutional. In one of those cases on January 23, a federal judge Temporarily stopped the order When the legal challenges are exit.
- He has been suspended Refugee admission scheme As of January 27, at least 90 days. In the last financial year, the United States has resettled over 100,000 refugees, which have been a large number of decades in three decades.
Has the new administration done something else affecting the immigration?
Yes. In significant actions:
- A few hours after Trump took office, his new management Close the CPP Mobile application. The Biden Administration has expanded the CPP one application to facilitate the process of applying for asylum. Once the diaspora reaches the Mexican soil, you can use appointments with US officials in legal ports to provide auctions for asylum and provide bi -historical information for screening.
- In related action, the administration has provided the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officers The power to quickly deport About 1.4 million immigrants who have given legal entry to the United States up to two years through two Pitan -period projects are given parole status when they are waiting for the Investigation of Migrants and their asylum by the CPP One project; Diaspora who fled Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti, provided with temporary parole when demanded.
- In a statement issued on January 21, the administration said it would empower the immigration authorities to illegally deport the people of the country without a judicial inquiry. Aclu Has been sued To try to stop the project.
- The Department of Domestic Security is Canceled long -term guidelines It prohibits the arrest of immigrant agents in “sensitive” places such as schools, hospitals and churches.
- Benjamine Huffman, Executive Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Has announced that “the arrival of the mass” Those who have illegally migrated to the southern border authorize the department to represent state and local law enforcement officers to carry out immigration enforcement.
- Began to hold snow Advertised immigration tests In many cities, including New York and Chicago. The administration said it would target the non -documentary with criminal records. But at a conference this week, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt The administration said All unpredictable immigrants are considered criminal because they violate immigration laws.
So, what are the numbers? Have more people have been deported since Trump took office?
This week, ICE officials are registering daily statistics in the X -X -in -account, citing the number of arrested immigrants, including 1,179 on January 27 and 969 on January 28. Oxios This week has been announced In the first week of Trump's first week, the ice made 3,500 arrests. During Biden's final year, the arrest number was 350 per week.
It is very soon to evaluate exile numbers. Translating is a legal process that moves through the courts, rather than the removal. Jan.
If that speed continues, if the ICE removes 7,300 migrants a year a year, it will be forced to eliminate more than 350,000 people. That number will surpass the elimination during the administration of the Biden. But during the Obama administration, the ICE elimination rose to almost 410,000 in the fiscal year 2012. Obama's enforcement policies targeted unpredictable immigrants and recently crossed the border without recognition Migration policy agencyWhen it comes to less priority without roots and criminal records established in American communities.
What are the current ways for legal immigration?
- Those who have a close family member who is an American citizen can still apply. But if the Trump administration is resurrected to resurrects travel barriers rather than entering the United States, it may restrict applications for some nationalities.
- People who are deemed to have valuable skills can apply for temporary or permanent employment visas, although in many cases such visas have been waiting for years. Employers can petition for the temporary work visas for foreign nationals for specific tasks. Permanent job visas are closed at 140,000 per year, which includes migrants and their qualified living spouse and small, unmarried children US Immigration Council.
- Immigrants from countries that are low in the United States are eligible for the Green Card Lottery.
- Visas are still available to parents who adopt a child from another country.
What happens with the dreamers?
When Trump tried to cancel the postponement for childhood attendants or DACA during his first administration, he has not yet touched the project at this time.
The Obama Time Scheme provides some people who came to the United States as children from renewable work permit and temporarily deported. As of September, 537,730 people were estimated to have DACA security, the majority were from Mexico Migration policy agency.
The legitimate character of the project is embroiled in federal courts.
What are sanitary policies, and why does the Trump administration target them?
There is no clear definition of sanctuary policy. The term is generally applied to policies that limit the state and local authorities from cooperating with federal authorities on civil immigration enforcement duties.
California's 2017 Sanctuary Act, The California values lawState and local law enforcement agencies prohibit people from simply investigating, investigating and arresting for immigration enforcement purposes. The law does not prevent central authorities from carrying out those enforcement duties in California. It allows local police to cooperate with federal immigration officials in limited circumstances, including cases involving migrants who have been convicted of violent crimes and misconduct.
Under LA Sanctuary City LawFor the purpose of immigration, city employees and city assets should not be used to investigate, quote, arrest, arrest, keep or detain any person. The exception is exempted from law enforcement to investigate serious crimes. La Unifide Sanctuary Policy The immigration enforcement process prohibits the volunteer cooperation, including the sharing of information about the student's immigration status.
An administrative order issued on Trump's first -day post threatens to stop federal funds from the sanctuary jurisdiction that sought to interfere with federal law enforcement activities. In the meantime, a reference to the judiciary said that the state and local authorities could investigate and sue for the absence of Trump's repression in immigration enforcement.
California Atty. General Rob Ponta called the announcement as “a frightening tactic” and promised legal action that the Trump administration's vague threats returned to illegal action “.
Is there a place for the United States to detain all immigrants if immigration officials make mass arrests?
It depends on many factors.
In the fiscal year 2025, nearly 40,000 people are locked in ICE detention centers on a daily basis. Additional prisoners may be capable of this organization, but according to the senior employees Younis Chow, the ACLU National Prison Prison Prosecutor.
Clearly, the administration wants to expand the snow prevention track. Wednesday, Trump Has directed his administration Begin to detain the “high priority” migratory of 30,000 beds in Cuba's Quantanamo Bay. The ICE has been asked to detain unpredictable immigrants at the Buckley Space Force base in Colorado. Multiple news reports.
In California, the ICE operates six detention facilities, has nearly 7,200 prisoners capable of the prisoner, and puts on expansion pressure. Agency Officers are looking for space for 850 to 950 people to stay within two hours from the San Francisco regional field offices, first a growth Been declared by the peaceful people.
The company expects to increase the detention capacity in Arizona, New Mexico, Washington and Oregon, according to federal documents obtained by callmakers.
Often the ice facilities run by private prison companies are captured by accusations of poor medical care and inhumane treatment. 2019 Act, which has banned private immigration facilities in California Fascinated by federal courts.
Times staff writers Kate Linticam, Britney Majia, Andrea Castilo and Rachel Uranga contributed to the report.