Coverage dated January 21, 2025

Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches

Headline from The Republic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.

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  1. The Republic

    Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.

  2. NPR

    Trump strips schools and churches of immigration enforcement protections (opens NPR)

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    The Trump administration has reversed a Biden-era immigration policy, now allowing immigration enforcement officers to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches.

  3. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Trump authorizes ICE to target schools and churches (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Federal immigration authorities will be permitted to target schools and churches after Trump revoked a directive barring arrests in "sensitive" areas.

  4. Fox26 Houston

    Trump allows migrants to be arrested at schools, churches (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    President Donald Trump has lifted long-standing restrictions on migrant arrests at sensitive locations such as schools and churches, reversing policies set by ICE and CBP over the past decade.

  5. KTVU San Francisco

    Trump administration allows ICE agents to make arrests at 'sensitive' locations like schools, churches (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The Trump administration has thrown out protections preventing immigration officers from making arrests in or near areas deemed “sensitive”-- spaces like schools, churches, and health care facilities.

  6. Newsweek

    Trump administration will allow migrant arrests at churches, schools (opens Newsweek)

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    The move is part of President Trump's agenda to enforce immigration laws and fulfill his campaign promises of mass deportations.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Trump allows ICE to arrest illegal immigrants at schools and churches (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security moved quickly to implement a slew of President Donald Trump's immigration initiatives.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration

  9. Times Of San Diego

    Trump Administration Says ICE Can Arrest Immigrants in Churches and Schools (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.

  10. Green Field Reporter

    Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen.

  11. Truthout

    Trump Says Schools, Churches, Hospitals Aren’t Off-Limits to Immigration Police (opens Truthout)

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    Communities are organizing “know your rights” trainings to prepare for ICE and CPB intrusions in “sensitive locations.”…

  12. The Hill

    Trump authorizes ICE arrests in schools, churches (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump’s administration has authorized U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out arrests in schools and churches, rescinding a guideline that prevented arrests in so-called “sensitive” areas.

  13. Foxla

    ICE can raid schools, churches under new Trump administration order (opens Foxla)

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    The Trump administration has reversed longstanding policies that limited immigration enforcement in sensitive locations such as schools and churches.

  14. UPI

    Trump administration authorizes ICE to make arrests at schools, churches (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it has rescinded the Biden administration's guidelines, which banned federal immigration authorities from making arrests near churches and schools.

  15. The Hill

    Few support ICE arrests in schools, churches: Survey (opens The Hill)

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    Few adults questioned in a new survey support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents carrying out arrests in schools and churches, despite half of the respondents saying that increasing security at the southern border should be a top priority for the Trump administration.

  16. The Boston Globe

    US throws out policies limiting arrests of migrants at sensitive locations like schools, churches (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The move reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies from carrying out immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.

  17. FOX 5 New York

    Trump lifts restrictions on migrants, allows them to be arrested at 'sensitive locations' (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    President Donald Trump has lifted long-standing restrictions on migrant arrests at sensitive locations such as schools and churches, reversing policies set by ICE and CBP over the past decade.

  18. The Guardian

    Trump says immigration authorities can arrest people at churches and schools (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Administration overturns policies that for more than a decade restricted enforcement from ‘sensitive areas’

  19. ABC 7 New York

    Trump says ICE can make arrests in churches, schools; New York City pushes back (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The Trump administration says federal immigration authorities can now arrest people at churches and schools.

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