President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand its “single largest Mass Deportation Program in History” on Sunday night — and some critics have fumed over his targeting of Democrat-run cities.

Trump vowed throughout his campaign that he would conduct the largest mass deportation in U.S. history. The showdown with Los Angeles was inevitable.

President Trump’s decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.

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 has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against

He wrote Sunday on Truth Social that he instructed his entire administration "to put every resource possible behind this effort."

The US president hinted at a crackdown on demonstrations long before his inauguration, and it’s finally here