The Associated Press' U.S. immigration news editor, Elliot Spagat, was joined by Rebecca Santana, who covers the Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher Sherman, who is the news director for Mexico and Central America,

Rumors had swirled for days that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would soon arrive to detain migrants at their building, which was thrust into the national spotlight after then-presidential candidate Donald Trump described it as controlled by Venezuelan gang members,

Trump is fighting back with some lawsuits of his own on the critical issue of illegal immigration. In the past week, the Justice Department has filed suits against the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois and also against the state of New York and Gov.