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

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

I’m in Chicago where immigration raids are rumored. A restaurant owner just broke down crying, she lost 30% of her clientele, they’re staying indoors. “Esto se va a poner feo.” whether there are raids here or not the $ blow, fear is already here. And people say that’s the point.

Since Trump’s victory in November, the American Business Immigration Coalition has held several dozen in-person and virtual training sessions with more than a thousand employers to prep for the sweeps.

Immigrants and advocacy groups nationwide are scrambling to prepare for the waves of raids President Trump has promised under his plan to deport millions of people unauthorized to stay in the U.S. Why it matters: Confusion and persistent rumors about how the raids will be carried out — and what will happen to those detained by immigration agents — are leading some anxious immigrants to refuse to go to work or send their children to schools,