The Trump administration claimed it has deported over three million undocumented immigrants and prevented their release into the US for 15 consecutive months. A White House fact sheet also highlighted stricter visa screening, denaturalisation efforts, benefit restrictions and voter-roll reviews
At a Los Angeles immigration center, families endure hours-long waits seeking news of detained loved ones amid aggressive ICE raids. Detainees report squalid conditions, while confusion, heartbreak, and fear mount among relatives outside, desperate for answers and humane treatment
The new proclamation, which Trump signed on Wednesday, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.