The federal Bureau of Prisons is accepting into their facilities thousands of immigrants detained by the Homeland Security Department, a highly unusual move that raises significant legal and logistical questions.

President Donald Trump’s administration is using federal prisons to detain some people arrested in its immigration crackdown.

On Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a joint operation with federal immigration officers in Jefferson County to round up 12 people believed to be in the country illegally, one of a number of raids performed around the country as the Trump administration ramps up its plans for mass deportation.

All eyes were on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown on Day 1, and AP was ready, having secured exclusive access to front-line enforcement. AP

A county in New York City’s Long Island suburbs will be teaming up with federal authorities in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.

Authorities in three states have made arrests in connection with individuals impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, as tensions rise amid a nationwide immigration crackdown.

Federal ICE agents launched raids in New York City early Tuesday as part of President Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.