Word spread quickly as FHP and federal agents patrolled Little Havana to detain people who they claim are in the U.S. illegally. Several videos on social media appear to show arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in South Florida.

The rhetoric isn't just dehumanizing and xenophobic, advocates said. It also promotes false tropes. Bodies of research show that immigrants boost the U.S. economy by expanding the labor force, increasing consumer spending and starting new businesses. It also shows that they commit crimes at far lower rates than people born in the United States.

Recent legal changes, a Trump-friendly governor and a large immigration detention infrastructure could make the New Orleans crackdown easier for the administration.

The detentions are one of the latest tactics in Donald Trump’s policies targeting legal pathways for immigration and increasing scrutiny of green card applicants.

The Trump administration has halted all immigration applications filed by people from 19 countries, according to internal government guidance, its latest move to restrict legal immigration pathways.

The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspected gunman as an Afghan national.

The country's government is making a $1.2 billion, decade-long investment to attract doctors, scientists and researchers in critical fields.

The Trump administration said it would reduce the period of time that work permits are valid for refugees, asylees and other immigrants granted legal protections in the U.S.

The U.S. has stopped processing all immigration requests related to Afghan nationals and is re-examining legal residents’ cases.

A new wave of immigration enforcement is dividing families inside the U.S. Federal officials and their local law enforcement partners are detaining tens of thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants.