As Trump ramps up immigration raids, some migrants go underground

As more raids take place across the country, some migrants say they are avoiding work or school over fears of arrest.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatch LiveHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsArtsArts in MotionTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureArtsTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersMigrants on edge as Trump administration ramps up raids and arrests 20 hours agoBernd Debusmann JrBBC News, White HouseGetty ImagesImmigration raids have ratcheting up in intensity across the country, including New York City. The Trump administration has ramped up arrests of undocumented migrants in major cities around the US, detaining thousands of people including criminals and those without criminal histories alike.

Since the president took office on 20 January, there have been raids in cities including Chicago, New York, Denver and Los Angeles.

In some communities, the arrests have prompted some migrants to skip work or keep their children home from school.

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that while arrests of criminals will be prioritised, nobody in the country illegally is "off the table".

More than 3,500 undocumented migrants have been arrested since Trump returned to the White House, including just over 1,000 on Tuesday, 969 on Monday and 1,179 on Sunday, according to daily statistics published by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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