President Trump is now directing federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from New York and other Democratic-run cities​.

"Migration ... has turned once idyllic towns into scenes of Third World Dystopia." President Donald Trump said in a social media post directing ICE agents to step up deportations.

In one post, Trump acknowledged the strain on employers. In another he ordered ICE to 'do all in their power' to deport massive numbers of people.

President Trump is vowing to focus his immigration crackdown on so-called “crime ridden inner cities” like New York after he ordered an end to controversial workplace raids on farms,

At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter who spoke only on condition of anonymity.

Protests against President Trump's deportation policies have divided Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and across the country. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, praised the President's decision to deploy the National Guard in California.

President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities.

A Los Angeles Dodgers official was asked about the team's recent White House visit as their home city protests federal ICE raids.