Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his goal of curbing illegal immigration.

Critics accuse Trump of xenophobia, but that ignores the legitimate concerns about how illegal immigration strains public resources.

No longer just campaign trail rhetoric, President Donald Trump’s insistence that immigration to the United States amounts to an “invasion” may be critical to unlocking extraordinary powers as the administration carries out his deportation agenda.

State lawmakers are working to combat President Donald Trump’s new immigration mandate to detain and deport people who entered the country illegally, regardless of their criminal history. “We’re going to fight like hell to make sure that our immigrant brothers and sisters and the fabric of our community are safe and protected,