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Residents of major cities like New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles are reportedly on edge as newly reinstated President Donald Trump gears up to go through with his promises of mass deportation of immigrants, starting with a wave of executive orders.

Knewz.com has learned that President Trump has even given immigration agents the power to raid churches and schools—places that were previously protected.

According to reports, Trump's urgent crackdown on immigration would majorly focus on illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes.

The new president also signed an executive order designating several Mexican drug cartels as foreign terror organizations—a move which, according to reports, is specifically aimed at groups such as MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.

While signing the order, Trump said, "That’s a big one... People have wanted to do this for years. … Mexico probably doesn’t want that. But we have to do what’s right."

With Trump seemingly preparing to carry out the largest mass deportation in the history of the United States, concerns are on the rise amidst the migrant population living in cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

According to reports, migrants in Chicago’s Little Village, shelters in New York, and restaurants in Washington D.C. are running scared over what their predicament would be in the days to come, with many choosing to stay "off the streets."

Trump passed an executive order on Tuesday, January 21, that allowed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Customs and Border Protection, to carry out raids and other operations at schools, places of worship, hospitals, and events such as weddings and funerals.

Previously, the departments were barred from doing so in order to allow immigrants to access necessary services without the fear of arrest.

"Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest... The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense," a Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan said in a statement that raids were already taking place across the U.S., adding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a staggering total of 308 "serious criminals" on January 21, according to reports.

Trump signed an array of executive orders on his first day back in the Oval Office, a significant number of which aim at restricting immigration while driving a greater military presence at the border.

Furthermore, the executive orders also made major cuts to the pathways to reach the U.S., including the refugee program for those fleeing danger and persecution, according to reports.

Trump reiterated his stance on immigration during his inaugural address, where he said:

"As commander in chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions, and that is exactly what I am going to do."

For starters, the new President abolished birthright citizenship for children born to people living illegally in the U.S., a right that the U.S. Constitution guarantees. As a result, it is expected that this particular executive order might run into legal challenges.

It has been pointed out that over 30 other nations have unrestricted birthright citizenship rules like America does.

However, the executive order states that the 14th Amendment “has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States.”

Trump also passed an executive order to declare a national emergency at the southern border, thus allowing him to use federal funding to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border without congressional approval.