His actions have prompted concern, fear and confusion among immigrant populations in America. Some lawyers in South Jersey have offered their takes on what to expect locally from Trump's orders and policies.

Andres Oppenheimer, a columnist for the "Miami Herald," said the Trump administration is targeting illegal immigrants with jobs.

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested sending repeat criminal offenders to foreign countries, suggesting the move may cut the government’s spending on prisons, following an escalation of arrests across the country in recent days as part of what Trump has promised would be the “largest deportation operation” in U.

The raid by federal officials of the Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency prompted outrage among New Jersey officials. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka called it an “egregious” violation of Fourth Amendment rights against “unreasonable search and seizure” and vowed that Newark will not “stand by idly while people are being unlawfully terrorized.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "Deportation flights have begun," releasing a photo of people boarding a military aircraft.

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A source with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells FOX 5 that Thursday's raid at a fish market in Newark was a routine operation the result of a tip, and not part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

Newark mayor said undocumented residents as well as citizens were detained without warrant. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U.S. military is being utilised for mass deportations under Trump's administration, incurring high costs compared to DHS flights.

Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as the White House said President Donald Trump's promised deportation operation had started.

The US has launched its first deportation flights, sending hundreds of illegal immigrants back to their home countries following a nationwide crackdo

The Trump administration has started flying immigrants who entered the US illegally out of the country using military aircraft, a White House spokesperson confirmed.