Sky News host Caroline Marcus says US President Donald Trump has directed federal authorities to “ramp up” deportations in some of America’s largest Democrat-led cities.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and across the country remain divided following protests against Trump's deportation policies.

Key Takeaways Sharply reduced immigration could hurt the U.S. economy, which has become more reliant on foreign-born labor in recent decades, economists said.Immigration has slowed sharply and could even turn negative according to several recent economic analyses.