From the Super Bowl to a self-produced version of βCops,β the second Trump administration is using imagery to project an air of authority and invincibility.
The government is releasing photos and videos to promote President Trumpβs immigration agenda, including footage of troops at the border and close-up shots of shackled immigrants.
Schools, churches and shops are feeling the chilling effect of the fear of deportation. One minister said fewer congregants were showing up for services.
Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trumpβs immigration agenda.
President Trumpβs first administration tried to implement a similarly sped-up process for removing unauthorized immigrants, but those efforts were hampered by federal courts.
The size of the planned immigration raids is unclear, but they would be the opening step in the president-electβs goal of overseeing the largest deportation program in history.
New Yorkβs status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants has shifted over time. Now, as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to enter office, it may shift once again.
Scores of Democrats joined Republicans in approving the measure, even though existing law already allows immigrants with contested legal status who are convicted of sex crimes to be deported.