As the Trump administration ramps up its deportation efforts, as we're discussing, one New York lawmaker says he witnessed it firsthand. Video shows Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman confronting ICE agents back in May in a federal building that houses both his office as well as an immigration court. Goldman says that the agents wore plain clothes and masks as they arrested asylum seekers who were there for routine court appearances.And Congressman Goldman joins us now. He's a member of the House Judiciary ...

Back here at home, we turn now to protests against the Trump administration's immigration raids. They continued in cities across the country last night as the White House says that agents have arrested more than 300 migrants in Los Angeles since Friday. NBC News correspondent Liz Kitz brings us the latest.Just hours before a curfew takes effect for a second night in downtown Los Angeles, protesters again taking to the streets. Demonstrations opposing ICE immigration enforcement operations now in their sixth ...

seem. So, let's turn now to that new polling. It's from Quinnipiac University and it shows that 38% of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president.That's lower than other recent polling to underscore just 38% approve while 54% disapprove of his performance in the White House. The president is also underwater on some of his top issues, including immigration. On that issue, Trump's approval rating has dropped down to 43%.Trump is also upside down on questions of deportations, on th ...

The latest polls make it clear. And the public outcry makes it clear, too. Overreaching on immigration is a not only a moral loser, it's a political loser for Trump so far.And protests over that overreach are spreading nationwide. No kings rallies are planned in all 50 states this Saturday and are expected to be massive. But these protests are spreading across the country tonight.This is the scene in San Antonio, Texas right now. Hundreds of people holding signs, playing music, cheering and chanting, peacef ...

Right now, there are more troops deployed to Los Angeles than there are deployed in Syria and Iraq combined. Let me just repeat that because I've just been thinking about this all day since one of our amazing producers shared this with me. There are more troops deployed to Los Angeles than there are deployed in Syria and Iraq combined.And right now, Donald Trump is also doing everything he can to make Los Angeles look and feel like a war zone. That's on purpose. That's what he's trying to do.Today, NBC News ...

It is day 143. I know it feels like 4,043, but no, 143 of the second Trump administration. And right now, there is a curfew in effect for a second night in the city of Los Angeles. This is the sixth day of protests sparked by the Trump administration's immigration raids in the nation's second largest city.Tonight, we have seen more demonstrations both in Los Angeles and across the country with local officials warning ICE raids are spreading fear throughout their communities. I want to bring in NBC's Morgan ...

Immigration Policy Analysis - Trump's deportation numbers initially lower than Biden's, later surpassed but still less than half of Obama's record [1] - Obama's 2013 deportation record surpasses Trump's [2] - There is no evidence that Trump's immigration policies are protecting American jobs or lives [2] Government Spending & Budget - $134 million of taxpayer money spent on troops in LA [3] - $45 million of taxpayer money allocated for a military parade [3] - Budget includes cuts to Medicaid, food programs, and other benefits while expanding tax cuts [3] Political Strategy & Public Perception - Trump excels at marketing and branding, aiming to be known as the "deporter chief" [2] - Trump is producing television to grab attention [2] - The report urges staying informed and engaged on every move coming out of the White House [4]

No, no, no. Protests paint only one side of what is now happening every day. Away from the crowds across the nation, federal immigration raids sewing outrage, terror, and confusion among immigrant communities.From Omaha, Nebraska, where 80 workers were detained at a meat packing plant. Why. Why the US.Why are you handing me. What did he do. To San Antonio, Texas.[Music] where a mother screams out for her kids. Videos online showing agents making arrest in different businesses like car washes you guys. Where ...

Now, we already know from previous NBC reporting that in order to deliver on this massive expansion across the country that Trump clearly wants, Steven Miller clearly wants, they don't have the ICE doesn't currently have the manpower to scale up like that on their own, even though the leaders Trump and his minions want it. That's why they've had to pull agents from other parts of the government like the FBI, the DEA, and even the IRS, pulling agents by the thousands off of their day jobs and assigning them ...

Welcome to the beat. I'm Ari Melbourne. We begin now with breaking news.Americans across the nation now gathering in the streets protesting aspects of the Trump agenda, these controversial ICE raids, and the extraordinary use of federal powers and even the military to back up those raids. We see signs that these protests, many of them peaceful, will be intensifying over the course of the evening. But that is against this backdrop.United States troops, sometimes armed with machine guns or weapons of war, in ...