Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature passed a package of bills this week that were designed to aid in federal crackdowns on migrants suspected of entering the country illegally.

The White House wants the national guard to play a bigger role in immigration enforcement, Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said in an interview Thursday.

When President Donald Trump put 2,000 National Guard troops under his control on Saturday night and ordered them into Los Angeles, it was billed as an urgent response to quell protests. But it was also a move long in the making.

President Donald Trump in recent days has sent thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active duty Marines to quell Los Angeles-area protests over immigration enforcement actions, despite the objections of Democratic Gov.

The LAPD chief said in a department-wide message this week that some officers face conflicting feelings of 'loyalty, frustration, fear, or sometimes even shame as the community mistakenly views you as part of something that you are not.

They are also encouraging migrants in the U.S. to return to their home countries on their own. Trump has offered $1,000 and a free commercial flight to people willing to “self deport.” But even with that incentive, immigrants aren’t leaving the country at the pace Trump promised.

In parts of the US, tensions are high as people protest against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and ICE raids. Last week, peaceful protests began in Los Angeles, California after a series of raids by U.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested 10 individuals at the Sterling immigration court Wednesday during an enforcement operation.

Chicago is bracing for another day of protests against ICE raids Thursday as demonstrations continue across the country against President Donald Trump

Police agencies in metro Phoenix want it to be known that they are not involved in ICE enforcement activity, even if they are at the scene.

Customs and Border Patrol confirmed it is providing "aerial support" to law enforcement efforts during the protests.