At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who spoke only on condition of anonymity.

Trump has called on ICE to expand operations to "detain and deport illegal aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York."

Trump directs ICE to implement "largest mass deportation operation" targeting illegal immigrants in Democrat-led cities while anti-ICE protests continue across the country.

Anti-ICE demonstrations spread to several cities including New York, Boston and Chicago following days of unrest in Los Angeles

Protesters filled plazas, streets and parks across the country on Saturday, mounting a mass mobilization that called for protecting American democracy from a president that many opponents accused of overreaching the powers of his office.