The Trump administration is backing down from its earlier instructions to halt immigration raids at farms, hotels and restaurants, according to a report.

President Trump directs ICE to expand deportation efforts in America’s largest, Democratic led cities, escalating political tensions and backlash.

The group rallied near a building that houses an immigration court, which has become a flashpoint amid the arrests of migrants in courthouses.

Nearly 100 people were detained overnight during protests around Lower Manhattan’s Foley Square against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement policies, according to the NYPD. A total of 86 people were detained.

An FBI spokesperson says a third man is in custody after escaping the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in Newark, NJ, last week.

Another protest against federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ended with arrests in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday. Protesters returned to the federal immigration courts for a second night of demonstrations in solidarity with the protests in Los Angeles,

New York City Mayor Eric Adams warns against impeding ICE operations, highlighting his successful handling of weekend protests while discussing his re-election as an independent.

Some of the demonstrators were led away to NYPD buses in zip ties, while others were wrestled to the ground and pepper sprayed by officers dressed in riot gear.

The AG’s office is targeting any cooperation between local law enforcement officials and federal agencies, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and