Mass Deportation Sparks Voter Backlash Across US Town Halls

President Donald Trump's administration is intensifying immigration enforcement actions, including raids and mass deportations, which have sparked significant community concern and political debate across the United States. Rep. Salud Carbajal addressed local immigration enforcement raids in California during a town hall, emphasizing his direct observation of these actions and support for protecting California’s redistricting process against Texas’s efforts to gain additional House seats. In Ohio, a Haitian educator protected under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) faces potential deportation following the Trump administration's termination of TPS for Haitians, prompting community advocacy despite the area's strong support for Trump. In Utah, the deportation of a Venezuelan immigrant who had legal humanitarian parole status highlights the administration's stringent immigration policies that have uprooted families and caused community distress. Nationally, redistricting battles are drawing attention to whether non-citizens, including unauthorized immigrants, should be counted in census data that determines congressional representation, with Republicans pushing legislation to exclude non-citizens to impact political power balance. Meanwhile, opposition to the administration's harsh immigration policies is growing, with voters and advocacy groups criticizing the human toll of mass deportations and demanding accountability from Republican lawmakers supporting these measures.