Trump, immigration
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When President Donald Trump put 2,000 National Guard troops under his control on Saturday night and ordered them into Los Angeles, it was billed as an urgent response to quell protests. But it was also a move long in the making.
Trump said he'd been told his immigration policies were "taking very good, long time workers away from" farmers and the hospitality industry.
Records obtained by the Sun-Times show the police have handed over documents that include the names, addresses and countries of origin of people targeted by federal immigration authorities.
From farms to construction sites, workplace raids have alarmed businesses that suddenly find themselves in the Trump administration's crosshairs.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is promising to move forward with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Los Angeles despite the waves of unrest.
President Trump said he plans to make changes to his administration's aggressive crackdown on illegal immigration to address worker shortages.
Protests over President Trump's immigration enforcement raids and his mobilization of the Marines and National Guard in Los Angeles have spread to other major U.S. cities.
The showdown over President Donald Trump's decision to send troops to Los Angeles to quell immigration protests is set for a court hearing. California Gov.