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"Not My President" rally protesting President Trump at Los Angeles City Hall on President's Day, Feb. 20, 2017. Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters crowded around Los Angeles City Hall Monday morning, using the Presidents Day holiday to challenge the current Commander-in-Chief as part of a nationwide “Not My President's Day” rally.

Sanctuary congregations preparing to shelter immigrants

C ongregations in Massachusetts are joining dozens of US churches and synagogues that are helping to shelter illegal immigrants as the Trump administration intensifies deportation efforts. At least three Boston-area congregations have committed to offering living space in their buildings to illegal immigrants.

Homeland Security Department drafts new guidelines on detaining, deporting immigrants

The Homeland Security Department has drafted new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly. The memos dated Friday seek to implement President Donald Trump's directive to crack down on illegal immigration.

Cops: Hunters shot each other, not immigrant “ambush”

Two hunters accused in a shooting on a Texas ranch near the Mexican border had told authorities they were attacked by immigrants who had entered the U.S. illegally. Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez told CBS affiliate KOSA that a grand jury indicted Michael Bryant and Walker Daugherty on charges of using deadly conduct by discharging firearms in the direction of others.

Trump administration drafts plan to raise asylum bar, speed deportations

The Department of Homeland Security has prepared new guidance for immigration agents aimed at speeding up deportations by denying asylum claims earlier in the process. The new guidelines, contained in a draft memo dated February 17 but not yet sent to field offices, directs agents to only pass applicants who have a good chance of ultimately getting asylum, but does not give specific criteria for establishing credible fear of persecution if sent home.

Bloomberg View: Helping ‘Dreamers’ would also help Trump

President Donald Trump hinted at his news conference on Thursday that he may yet unveil a surprise on the fate of "Dreamers" - the undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. If it favors Dreamers, it could be a shrewd move.  Trump's deportation machine revved up this week, and quickly backfired.

Day laborers may be a most vulnerablea to immigration raids, activists say

Day laborers Rumaldo Gonzalez, right, and Carlos Garcia wait for work at The Home Depot parking lot in Riverside on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Day laborers Rumaldo Gonzalez, right, and Carlos Garcia is approached for work by a potential client at The Home Depot parking lot in Riverside on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017.

Memos signed by DHS secretary describe sweeping new guidelines for deporting illegal immigrants

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has signed sweeping new guidelines that empower federal authorities to more aggressively detain and deport illegal immigrants inside the United States and at the border. In a pair of memos, Kelly offered more detail on plans for the agency to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents, expand the pool of immigrants who are prioritized for removal, speed up deportation hearings and enlist local law enforcement to help make arrests.

Children ‘used by parents as puppets’ should be placed for adoption

Detail of the case has emerged in a ruling by the judge following a private hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London Two children whose destitute illegal immigrant parents were accused of using them as "puppets" in a fight to get state cash should be placed for adoption in Britain, a judge has ruled. Mr Justice Keehan says adoption will be in the "welfare best interest" of the children - who are seven and five.

gers of the Week: Sanctuary Churches, Havens for Undocumented Immigrants

Since President Trump took office less than one month ago, fears of increased deportations at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have spread across the nation. While many local governments have made headlines for pledging to remain " sanctuary cities " for undocumented immigrants, religious institutions have begun to open their doors as well.

Thousands Support a ‘Day Without Latinos, Immigrants and Refugees’ March

On a sunny Monday afternoon, thousands took part in a "Day Without Latinos, Immigrants and Refugees". Organizers from Voces de la Frontera, a Hispanic community advocacy organization asked Latinos to take a day off of work and school, not make any purchases and close their businesses to march in protest of recent immigration policies.

DHS targets aggressive deportations

The Homeland Security Department has drafted sweeping new guidelines aimed at aggressively detaining and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, according to a pair of memoranda signed by DHS Secretary John Kelly. The memos dated Friday seek to implement President Donald Trump's broad directive to crack down on illegal immigration.