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

Members of Philadelphia City Council are assuring the immigrant and LGBTQ communities the city has laws to protect them in advance of potential action by the Trump Administration while suggesting those protections have limits.

An estimated 11.7 million people are living in the U.S. illegally, and ICE currently has the budget to detain only about 41,000.

The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its goals, or what the cost will be.

Immigration attorney offices in Houston are fielding hundreds of calls with questions as Trump's executive orders go into effect.

President Donald Trump is now giving ICE agents the green light to go into schools. The move is sparking reaction from school districts in our region.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it has rescinded the Biden administration's guidelines, which banned federal immigration authorities from making arrests near churches and schools.

The policy change undid over a decade of precedent that restricted ICE from enforcement activity in settings including schools or churches.

Bridgeport Public Schools announced on Tuesday guidelines designed to protect students in the event of an attempted raid by ICE agents.

The Trump administration authorized federal immigration authorities to target schools and churches, revoking a policy that barred arrests in "sensitive" areas, DHS said.

President Donald Trump’s administration has lifted restrictions on arrests of undocumented immigrants at or near locations, such as schools, hospitals and churches.

Superintendent Rachel Monárrez also said no immigration agents would be allowed into schools without a signed warrant.