AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS: Deportations from the interior of the United States are rising under Trump

Todd Heisler/NYT

Deportations from the interior of the United States are rising under President Donald Trump as the administration expands enforcement from the U.S.-Mexico border and into immigrant communities deeper inside the country.

From Jan. 22 to Sept. 9, officials deported nearly 54,000 immigrants from the interior, a 34 percent increase over the same period last year, and said that they expect the numbers to climb.

But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suffered a major blow Thursday when California Gov. Jerry Brown, D, signed legislation designed to shield thousands of immigrants from deportation. The law takes effect Jan. 1.

“These are uncertain times for undocumented Californians and their families,” the governor wrote after signing the bill limiting the state’s cooperation with ICE. He said the legislation would bring “a measure of comfort to those families who are now living in fear every day.”

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