Administration follows through on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration. The department of Homeland Security is now focusing on detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants, especially those charged or convicted of a crime. That move along with impending changes to the immigration ban led to this. Activists managed to put a refugees welcome sign at the base of the statue of liberty. The National Park service is now trying to figure out who is responsible. Abcs Kenneth Moton is live in washington, d. C. For us with more. Kenneth, good morning. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. The white house says this is not about mass deportations but the new rules which also increase the number of border and immigration agents by 15,000 have raised major concerns. This morning, president trumps new immigration rules applauded by supporters. It is about time. The new guidelines dont actually change any existing laws. Reporter feared by people in immigrant communities nationwide
We are standing on northbound 101. This is in between the 680 and 280 interchange, and 880. You are not getting on to this highway, which is really going to be a struggle for people who are trying to evacuate just to find out that 101 cannot be part of their escape route. Both directions shut down. Southbound traffic is being diverted to 880. This alum rock onramp, the mckee onramp all shut down. This is because of the coyote creek. That is where the flooding is coming from. They made the decision to shut this down around 8 00 last night. They dont know when its going to reopen. No eta as of right now. So, do not count on this area for your morning commute, possibly your afternoon commute as well. Reporting live in san jose, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. Amy, thank you. And this of course is going to have a major impact for commuters this morning. Alexis has a look at the roads right now. Good morning, yeah, we can see this closure on one of our Traffic Cameras here. This is 101 at 880. H
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Why Auto Insurance is spiking. Three things you can do right now to bring down your premiums. And america strong here. The baby born here, taking flight. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin tonight with those sweeping new guidelines putting millions of undocumented immigrants in america on notice. Tonight here, the new rules, and new directives for Border Agents and local police. New guidelines released today as President Trump was visiting the new National Museum of africanamerican history. Those troubling images tonight from a st. Louis suburb. The headstones knocked over in a Jewish Cemetery. Amid dozens of threats being investigated by the fbi. We have it all, and Abcs Cecilia Vega leading us off from the white house. Reporter the Trump Administration today signing off on new immigration rules that countrys 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. An overhaul of the immigration system, a promise at the heart of Don
Why Auto Insurance is spiking. Three things you can do right now to bring down your premiums. And america strong here. The baby born here, taking flight. Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night, and we begin tonight with those sweeping new guidelines putting millions of undocumented immigrants in america on notice. Tonight here, the new rules, and new directives for Border Agents and local police. New guidelines released today as President Trump was visiting the new National Museum of africanamerican history. Those troubling images tonight from a st. Louis suburb. The headstones knocked over in a Jewish Cemetery. Amid dozens of threats being investigated by the fbi. We have it all, and Abcs Cecilia Vega leading us off from the white house. Reporter the Trump Administration today signing off on new immigration rules that could put the majority of the countrys 11 million undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation. An overhaul of the immigration system,