Militarized federal agents are working hard to meet the White House’s sky-high arrestquotas, and the number of people in immigration detention is surging past record highs. Donald Trump’s deportation apparatus is a bipartisan creation that’s been decades in the making. He’s just revving the engine.”But, as it turns out, Trump’s deportation agenda relies upon some crucial choke points. That’s because the deck is stacked against people in the immigration legal system. Taken together, sanctuary policies can prevent a routine traffic stop from turning into immigration detention and deportation.

Source: Huffington Post June 28, 2025 11:02 UTC