Unconfirmed reports of enforcement action across Utah are sparking alarm for some as President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown unfolds.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that federal immigration officers are now authorized to make arrests in schools and churches — locations that

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants, taking more than 500 people into custody on Thursday, almost twice the average number of daily arrests late last year.

The Salt Lake City School District is urging parents to update emergency contact information and offering other guidance as the nation braces for immigration raids in schools and churches. Why it matters: The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it was scrapping a longstanding Department of Homeland Security policy that instructed immigration agents to avoid sensitive spaces.

The arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials occurred during a 33-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Trump border czar Tom Homan and TV personality Dr. Phil are in the city to observe the operations, according to reports.

The sheer number of federal agencies involved showed Trump’s willingness to use federal law enforcement beyond DHS to carry out his long-promised mass deportations.

Nearly five decades after her partially clothed body was discovered on the second floor of her Honolulu high school, modern DNA testing has led to an arrest that could solve the cold case murder of 16-year-old Dawn Momohara.

Agents from multiple federal agencies carried out immigration enforcement operations in Austin and San Antonio on Sunday, federal officials said.U.S. Immigratio

The crackdown targeted undocumented immigrants with criminal records, with arrests occurring in multiple states.