Todd Lyons, the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his tactics last week week against criticism that authorities are being too heavy-handed. He has said ICE is averaging about 1,600 arrests per day and that the agency has arrested “dangerous criminals.” It is an assertion many lawmakers and city leaders decry.

The Trump administration has reversed course, again, on immigration roundups, saying they're back on at hotels, restaurants and farms, just days after they were suspended. Adam Yamaguchi spoke with workers in California about the raids.