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The president has often said his policy targets criminal immigrants.
However, DHS data shows that of the people in immigration detention, over 70% have no criminal conviction.
Polls show most Americans now disapprove of the way immigration is being enforced, especially after a months-long operation in Minneapolis ended with two American citizens killed by federal agents.
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
As of this morning, some parts of New York got over 22 inches of snow.
The blizzard began on Sunday evening and has continued with strong gusts of wind of more than 35 miles per hour, making conditions even more difficult.
New York officials say it could be one of the worst storms in the last 150 years.
Hundreds of thousands of people across the Northeast are without power.
Thousands of flights have been canceled.
New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York issued states of emergency and travel bans, urging residents to stay off the road and reminding people that these conditions can be deadly.
Immigration detention numbers reached a new high in January, over 71,000 people.
There were around 40,000 at the beginning of the Trump administration.
Of the current detainees, 74% have no criminal conviction and almost half have never even been charged.
The administration has come under increased scrutiny for its immigration operations in Minneapolis following the killings of two American citizens by federal agents.
In response, Border Czar Tom Holman has said these are highly targeted operations seeking out criminals.
Immigrant rights advocates say the operations are casting wide nets and racially profiling people with no records.
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
The public forum was convened by two Democrats, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Congressman Robert Garcia of California, to hear testimony on the use of force by federal immigration agents.
Several Minneapolis residents testified on being violently detained.
Brent and Luke Ganger spoke about their sister, Renee Macklin-Good.