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.

Since day one of his second term, President Donald Trump has kept his promise on mass deportations: leaving many immigrant communities in fear.

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.