President Donald Trump on Sunday said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, which have seen protests since immigration raids were ramped up. https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/news/trump-says-must-expand-efforts-to-deport-people-illegally-in-us

U.S. Marines were deployed to Los Angeles on June 13, the military said, a rare domestic use of its forces as protests over President Donald Trump's immigration raids spread nationwide. https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/news/us-marines-deployed-to-los-angeles-after-trump-wins-court-battle

A U.S. crackdown on foreign-born workers could spell trouble for the hotel and hospitality industry, which has lobbied for years to expand the pathways for immigration to the United States to help fill over 1 million job vacancies. https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/immigration/how-crucial-is-immigration-for-the-us-hotel-industry

Federal forces will continue their immigration crackdown in an effort to "liberate" Los Angeles, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, pledged on June 12, pushing back at criticism that sending the U.S. military into the city was unwarranted and illegal. https://www.newindiaabroad.com/english/trump-20/trump-officials-vow-to-step-up-immigration-crackdown-in-los-angeles-as-marines-deploy

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