Following Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, January 20, his administration is already cracking down on immigration and threatening undocumented people across the nation. On Tuesday, January 21, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would roll back the policy restricting Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and Customs and Border Protection from arresting undocumented people in sensitive locations like schools, churches, and hospitals and events like funerals, weddings, and more.
The move aims to boost ICE’s presence and authority ahead of Trump’s plan to carry out what he says will be the “largest deportation operation in American history.” With this, many families are thinking twice about getting medical care, attending school, or even practicing their faith according to Olivia Golden, interim executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy.
“This action could have devastating consequences for immigrant families and their children, including...