Deportations

Since Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, more than 2,500 people have been deported across all 50 states

The Latin Times spoke with Manuel Camilo González Vides, teacher of foreign affairs at Bogota's Universidad Javeriana, to get his assessment on Sunday's diplomatic standoff

Brazilian Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski also criticized the way the operation was handled, saying it showed a "lack of respect to the fundamental rights of Brazilian citizens."

Such deportations are key for the Trump administration plans as many migrants targeted hail from countries who have shown reluctance to receive them

Bogota said it will keep receiving nationals and guarantee them "dignified conditions."

The man does not have a criminal record and is in the process of obtaining a green card, per his lawyer.

Gustavo Petro's response escalates tensions over deportation policies and U.S.-Colombia relations.

The plan is to offer jobs to those repatriated at the newly constructed Felipe Ángeles International Airport, north of Mexico City

Republican-led states have introduced different initiatives to help with deportation efforts

The memo expands the use of deportation powers previously reserved for border encounters

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the operation ordered by President Donald Trump "is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world"

Ras Baraka said agents detained "undocumented residents as well as citizens without producing a warrant"

"Mexico Embraces You" also includes busing people to their hometowns, medical attention, and enrolling returnees in social welfare programs

Only about 20% of respondents of a AP-NORC poll favor such actions, and roughly 60% oppose them

A series of videos detail what immigrants can do if approached by ICE in different scenarios, including their home, on the street, or if someone they know is arrested

Although actions span everything from energy policy, deregulation, and federal workforce reforms, a significant portion of the orders focuses on immigration

"For children, the constant fear of losing a parent or being uprooted creates chronic stress" said and expert consulted by The Latin Times

Immigration advocates believe the upcoming admin is generating "attrition through enforcement' by ramping up threats that lead to "self-deportation"

Previous estimates rounded out the figure at $3.2 billion but new information reveals that it "does not represent the full cost of implementation"

The idea has drawn criticism for not only encouraging racial profiling and fostering mistrust but for being an inefficient use of ICE's limited resources

The governor also said that legislation would guarantee a lack of "lingering incentives for people to come into our state illegally"

Newly-elected Rosie Cordero-Stutz also encouraged crime victims, including undocumented immigrants, to come forward without fear of deportation

The founder of the Americas Migration Brief sat down with The Latin Times to discuss who takes the mantle if the upcoming admin deters asylum seekers

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has also highlighted that the bill could lead to racial profiling and mass detention

"We're going to show the American people we know how to do this, and we're going to do it the right way," said Tom Homan during an interview with Fox

Xiomara Castro said that a "hostile attitude" from the U.S. toward Honduran migrants would lead to a review of the country's cooperation policies with the country

Among the jurisdictions identified were Baltimore and San Diego which have implemented laws limiting cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The president-elect is reportedly planning to remove a policy that stops agents from arresting undocumented individuals from sensitive places such as churches and schools

Ismael Plascencia López said the country will have to face the cost of caring, feeding, and housing deportees, many of whom might not be Mexican

The country, which will seek good relations with the incoming Trump administration, is already receiving over a dozen deportation flights per week