Andres Oppenheimer, a columnist for the "Miami Herald," said the Trump administration is targeting illegal immigrants with jobs.

President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to build a massive facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba to house deported migrants—following an escalation across the country in recent days as part of what Trump has promised would be the “largest deportation operation” in U.S. history.

The arrest of three people at a seafood distribution warehouse in Newark has led to a heightened sense of alarm in the region.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions on Friday following a raid conducted “without a warrant” at Ocean Seafood Depot in Newark’s Ironbound section.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "deportation flights have begun," releasing photos of people boarding military aircraft.

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A source with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells FOX 5 that Thursday's raid at a fish market in Newark was a routine operation the result of a tip, and not part of President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

The Trump administration is expanding the use of a fast-track deportation authority nationwide. “Expedited removal” gives enforcement agencies broad authority to deport people without appearing before an immigration judge.

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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Friday that it is expanding a fast-track deportation authority ... Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat who is seeking the party's nomination ...

The cost of operating immigrations related flights by the U.S. military is significantly more than flighted chartered by the Department of Homeland Security

The policy allows immigration officers to deport individuals without requiring a court hearing, effective immediately.