Since being elected the 47th president, the public has warmed up to President-elect Donald Trump‘s promise to shut the border and launch the biggest deportation campaign in U.S. history. What’s more,

Like during his last term, Trump is likely to use the threat of withholding federal funding as a cudgel to compel cities and states to abandon their sanctuary policies. Local and state elected officials, and our communities, must prepare to resist this pressure, including explaining and defending the importance of sanctuary policies.

President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration promises mirror those of his first term, including the mass deportations of millions of undocumented immigrants and tightening the border.

Local immigration attorneys are working to make sure their clients are prepared for a mass deportation effort.

Catholic Bishop have issued reservations about Trump plans to deport between 11 and 14 million undocumented immigrants.

Mayor Kate Gallego said the City Council stopped Phoenix police from taking part in mass deportations during Trump's first term and would do so again.

California immigrant advocates and state officials are bracing for what they describe as the likely massive impact of a second Trump presidency on border policies — vowing to fight his plans in court even as they remain uncertain which will make it from the campaign trail to reality.

Bay Area communities are reacting to the incoming Trump administration's aggressive approach to immigration, including threats of mass deportation.