Authorities in three states have made arrests in connection with individuals impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, as tensions rise amid a nationwide immigration crackdown.

The federal Bureau of Prisons is accepting into their facilities thousands of immigrants detained by the Homeland Security Department, a highly unusual move that raises significant legal and logistical questions.

Tensions in Kentucky’s immigrant community have been high since the election of President Donald Trump and a flurry of new executive orders regarding immigration enforcement. Since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration,

In recent weeks, authorities have arrested people in at least three states and accused them of acting like they’re carrying out the work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Donald Trump's administration has used the "catch and release" program to free 461 undocumented immigrants from custody since he took office, partly because of limited detention space in U.S. immigration facilities,