Trump Says Must Expand Efforts to Deport People Illegally in US 

A protester listens during a rally in response to a series of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A protester listens during a rally in response to a series of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Trump Says Must Expand Efforts to Deport People Illegally in US 

A protester listens during a rally in response to a series of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
A protester listens during a rally in response to a series of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, June 15, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

President Donald Trump on Sunday said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, which have seen protests since immigration raids were ramped up.

"I have directed my entire Administration to put every resource possible behind this effort," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social social media site.

Trump did not elaborate on how specifically he intended to ramp up efforts.

The comments come after a week of tension in Los Angeles, where Trump called in National Guard troops and US Marines to help keep the peace, over the objections of the state's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.

Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice.

Trump said troops were necessary to quell the protests - a contention that state and local officials dispute.

Trump's administration has directed immigration officials to largely pause raids on farms, hotels, restaurants and meatpacking plants, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing an internal email, a senior Trump official, and a person familiar with the matter.



Protest Against Gaza War Prevents Israeli Visitors from Touring Greek Island

Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)
Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)
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Protest Against Gaza War Prevents Israeli Visitors from Touring Greek Island

Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)
Two empty chairs stand on a beach as people cool off during a heat wave, near Athens, Greece, 22 July 2025. (EPA)

A cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists left the Greek island of Syros Tuesday without its passengers disembarking, after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at the island’s port, unfurling Palestinian flags and calling for an end to the war in Gaza.

Carrying banners that read: “Stop the Genocide” and “No a/c in hell” — a reference to the conditions Palestinians face in the Gaza Strip — the protesters chanted slogans on the dock near where the cruise ship, the Crown Iris, was docked on Tuesday, local media said. There were no reports of any violence.

The ship is operated by an Israeli company, Mano Cruise, which said about 1,700 passengers were on board and it is sailing to Cyprus.

Greece’s coast guard said the ship set sail at around 3 p.m., earlier than originally scheduled, but did not immediately have any further details.

“The management of Mano Cruise has decided in light of the situation in the city of Syros to now sail to another tourist destination,” the company said in a press release. “All passengers and crew members are resting and spending time on the ship on their way to the new destination.”

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar contacted his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, over the incident, the Greek foreign ministry confirmed. It did not release any details of their discussion.