The job cuts, which were done on Monday, followed an earlier round of firings at New York immigration courts. They are part of a broader disruption across the US, which is taking place as President Trump moves to accelerate deportations.

The pause, which will halt green card and U.S. citizenship processing for broad swaths of people, deepens a remarkable crackdown on legal immigration pathways in recent days.

Explore how New York's sanctuary state policies impact ICE detainer requests and public safety with 14,000 requests ignored.

A judge has dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit challenging New York's policies that block immigration officials from making arrests at state courthouses. U.S.

Arrests made in New York after protesters appear to foil ICE raid with barricade of bodies and garbage bags - Homeland Security has not confirmed whether a raid had been planned after confrontation on