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.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has directed prosecutors to investigate officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took office.

The Pentagon is deploying 1,500 troops to the southern border as President Trump pushes forward with his mass deportation efforts. In New York City, migrants and local officials are bracing for potential ICE raids targeting schools,