The budding movement is modeled on experience gained battling Arizona's SB 1070 and former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration sweeps.

Dr. Ramona Perez, a professor of Anthropology at San Diego State University, recounted how past policies have profoundly impacted Latino communities in California.

The Republican promised mass deportations of illegal immigrants, focusing on known serious and violent criminals, such as those in transnational criminal gangs like TdA. He also said upward of 11 million people could be removed from the country, referencing those without legal status. Many have been in the U.S. for decades.

The Donald Trump administration has admitted to accidentally sending a Maryland father to El Salvador mega prison and now they can’t get him back to the United States. RELATED: Federal Judge Blocks Donald Trump As He Invokes Alien Enemies Act Of 1798 To Speed Up Deportations,

The Trump administration is standing by its deportation of an illegal migrant from El Salvador, alleging that the individual is a member of the “brutal” MS-13 gang and is believed to be involved in human trafficking.

After Trump invoked the rarely used 1798 Alien Enemies Act to round up and deport Venezuelans and other immigrants to El Salvador on several flights, Boasberg temporarily ordered the administration to stop deportation flights, sparking Trump to call for Boasberg’s impeachment.

Judge blocks Trump from stripping deportation protections for 350,000 Venezuelans: ‘Smacks of racism’ - Judge Edward Chen blasts administration’s ‘false stereotypes’ about Venezuelans seeking shelter

Andry José Hernández Romero's mother said her son is not a member of any gangs in Venezuela and urged authorities to review his case file. The artist was detained by the US authorities in August last year and was sent to a prison in El Salvador as part of US President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign.

Amid Donald Trump's illegal immigration crackdown, Louisiana state and local police play a narrow role in federal arrest and deportation efforts.