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President Donald Trump's top homeland security official joined officers as they carried out an immigration arrest in New York City on Tuesday, the latest effort to promote Trump's nationwide crackdown as enforcement has intensified in recent days.

Federal authorities descended on the Big Apple early Tuesday morning to carry out their first major deportation raids in the city as part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and members of other agencies zeroed in on illegal migrants about a week after Trump was sworn into office.

Trump ended use of a border app to allow migrants to enter the country on two-year permits with eligibility to work, canceling tens of thousands of appointments into early February for people stranded in Mexico. Nearly 1 million people entered the U.S. at land crossings with Mexico by using the CBP One app.

In more than 21 actions, Trump has moved to overhaul parts of the US immigration system, including how migrants are processed and deported from the US. The White House has since publicised some of these efforts.

President Trump's administration is carrying out nationwide immigration raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the American Immigration Council,