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Trump rescinds guidance protecting ‘sensitive areas’ from immigration raids

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21 [Carlos Barria/Reuters]

The administration of newly inaugurated United States President Donald Trump has revoked longstanding protections barring immigration raids on schools, hospitals, churches and other “sensitive areas”.

The announcement on Tuesday arrives as part of Trump’s attempts to fulfil a campaign-trail pledge to launch a campaign of “mass deportation”.

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