President Trump has selected a former FBI agent and veteran of the Obama administration to lead ICE. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
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A mother and her three daughters at the border crossing dividing Juárez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, on April 9. The family traveled from Guatemala to reach the U.S. David Peinado/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption
Trump Spokesman Calls Plan To Send Immigrants To 'Sanctuary Cities' An 'Olive Branch'
Amina Osman protests Georgia state Sen. Michael Williams's "Deportation Bus" that reads "Fill this bus with illegals." She has been a resident of Clarkston, Ga. for nine years and is a refugee from Somalia. Dustin Chambers/WABE hide caption
Protesters in Texas denouncing SB4, that state's law banning "sanctuary cities." Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Oakland, Calif., Mayor Libby Schaaf, seen here at a 2016 news conference, said Tuesday she did not regret warning residents of an impending ICE operation over the weekend. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is led into a San Francisco courtroom by his lawyer in 2015. Garcia Zarate faces a new federal warrant and deportation. Michael Macor/AP hide caption
Protesters stand arm-in-arm as they block an entrance to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in San Francisco, Calif., on May 1. San Francisco sued the Trump administration over its threats to cut grant money to cities that don't fully cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Delilah Gutierrez holds a sign during a protest against President Trump's efforts to crack down on immigration in San Francisco earlier this year. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Protesters gather outside the federal courthouse in San Antonio in June to oppose SB 4, a new Texas law targeting "sanctuary cities." Eric Gay/AP hide caption
Raul Reyes is mayor of El Cenizo, a small Texas border town with five volunteer police officers. For years, the city was an impoverished colonia, without running water, paved streets or electricity. It was finally incorporated in 1989. John Burnett/NPR hide caption
Tiny And Defiant, Texas Town Launches Headfirst Into 'Show Me Your Papers' Debate
Protesters rally during a sit-in at the Texas Department of Insurance building in Austin last week. They oppose the bill that Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Sunday. It compels police to enforce federal immigration laws. Meredith Hoffman/AP hide caption
President Trump signs an executive order on immigration enforcement and sanctuary cities on Jan. 25. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on Jan. 31. Waters called for an investigation into Trump administration ties to Russia. Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images hide caption
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says his city filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its move to pull federal funds over immigration law enforcement. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks during the daily White House press briefing on Monday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that would strip federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption