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We can’t stop Homeland Security from coming into the state of Illinois; they are allowed to do that,
Pritzker said
We know what’s coming. They’ve said what’s coming, and we want to tell our students and their families and all of our personnel that you are welcome here,
Goldberg said in NovemberThe American people have communicated with us loudly and clearly: We have a broken system. They want it fixed. We need to fix our immigration system. We need to secure our border,
Adams saidIf it’s unlawful, we’ll see you in court, and we’ll stop you,
Bonta saidMake sure all your folks that are working – and I’m sure they have – have the documents in place, and if ICE inspectors come in, that you comply with them, ... Please comply with the law, just like you would if a health inspector came in.”
Toia said, relaying what he is telling restaurantsIt’s not compassionate to have a huge welcome sign on our state when there really is not a place or resources to support them,
Douglas County Commissioner Abe Laydon told CNN affiliate KMGHIn light of the president-elect’s xenophobic rhetoric and the uptick in hostility toward immigrant communities that we anticipate, we’ve issued updated guidance and resources for law enforcement, prosecutors and victims of hate crimes,
Bonta said in a news briefingIt seemed pretty clear this was going to be ground zero for us,
Johnston previously saidI’m not going to be warring with this administration. I’m going to be working with this administration.”
He addedWe will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came,
Trump saidWhat this action does is it deploys armed forces [and] erects physical barriers by directing [Department of Defense] and [Department of Homeland Security] secretaries to finish the wall along the border. … We're going to reinstate the Remain in Mexico [policy],
the official said
We have a government that has given unlimited funding to the defense of foreign borders, but refuses to defend American borders or more importantly, its own people.”
During his inaugural address, Trump saidWe are ready to do so again, from day one of the second Trump administration. … We will defend immigrants’ rights to due process in the face of mass deportations,
the email readEven a brief pause in the program can have a devastating impact; on those displaced by violence and persecution, families separated by oceans and continents, and our communities who embrace the spirit of welcome inherent to our great nation,
he wroteIf a person already has an outstanding order of deportation, they can be deported immediately. But that is a relatively small number. Most people picked up will be put into deportation proceedings in immigration courts. Those courts already have a backlog of over 3.8 million cases. Given that backlog, it will be years before many people will find out whether they will be deported or allowed to stay based on asylum or some other form of protection,
he wrotePresident Trump was elected by a resounding mandate to carry out the promises he made on the campaign trail, that includes his pledge to secure the southern border and carry out the largest deportation of migrant criminals in history,
an incoming White House official said, speaking on background, a method often used by U.S. officials to remain anonymousFirst, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will immediately be halted,
Trump said moments after being inaugurated
As commander in chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions,
he saidA short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ... and we will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley where it should be and where it belongs.”
Trump said, without indicating how international waters might be so renamed,
We will restore fair, equal and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law, and we are going to bring law and order back to our cities.”
In his speech, Trump said