Resource: Walling Off Liberty: How Strict Immigration Enforcement Threatens Privacy and Local Policing

During his campaign, Donald Trump vowed to aggressively ramp up immigration enforcement. Among the most notable of the president’s proposals were an “extreme vetting” procedure for those seeking admission to the United States, a wall along the southern border, a crackdown on so-called “sanctuary cities,” and the creation of a “deportation force.” Once in office, President Trump took steps to implement some of these proposals and Republican lawmakers in Congress introduced legislation to enact others. Even though the number of deportations and illegal attempted border crossings dropped, the administration’s increased immigration enforcement efforts show no signs of slowing down. There are ample reasons for concern over how such efforts will impact America’s law enforcement agencies and Americans’ civil liberties.