The arrest of three people at a seafood distribution warehouse in Newark has led to a heightened sense of alarm in the region.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has already begun arresting illegal immigrants from coast to coast in the first few days of President Donald Trump's administration.

The Trump administration has moved with lightning speed to roll out the president’s immigration agenda, effectively closing off the US southern border to asylum seekers, severely limiting who’s eligible to enter the United States and laying the groundwork to swiftly deport migrants already in the country.

The numbers could indicate that the Trump administration’s show of force has so far outpaced the government’s ability to quickly deport more migrants.

CHICAGO — Elizabeth, a Chicagoan in the U.S. without legal permission and mother of three, is used to being involved in her community on the Northwest Side through volunteering at her children’s school and helping students.

Schools, churches and hospitals no longer have protection from immigration raids, a change that has some local Hoosiers concerned.

Some lawmakers are asking the Texas Education Agency to issue guidance on federal changes to schools' protected status in immigration enforcement.

However, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was not their agency that attempted to enter the school.

Chicago Public Schools officials said in a press conference Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents showed up at an elementary school in the city but were denied entry.