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An ICE agent approached a Decatur resident in their own driveway and questioned them, raising concerns among neighbors about immigration enforcement happening in residential areas. The incident prompted discussions about residents’ rights, the legality of such encounters, and the community’s response to increased ICE activity.
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Immigration raids by ICE across several U.S. cities caused a wave of fear among immigrant communities.
ICE said the operations targeted people with criminal records, calling them “routine enforcement,” but many immigrants and advocates saw them as part of a tougher crackdown under President Trump.
Advocacy groups responded quickly, setting up legal clinics and sharing information on social media to help people know their rights.
At the same time, there was confusion about who was being targeted, and some detained individuals, or their families, claimed they did not have criminal records.
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In response to the revised travel ban issued by the Trump administration in March 2017, hundreds of lawyers and activists across the United States mobilized quickly to challenge the measure, providing volunteer legal assistance at airports and filing lawsuits alongside organizations like the ACLU to denounce it as discriminatory. At the same time, civil rights groups, affected states, and major tech companies joined the legal fight, while protesters in multiple cities highlighted the human impact of the order, which separated families and blocked the entry of people with valid documents.