Immigrants across South Florida are bracing in anticipation of a wave of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ordered by the Trump administration. The big picture: President Trump has already acted on his promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants through large-scale deportation.

Northwest Indiana undocumented immigrants have been living in a state of uncertainty and fear amid President Donald Trump’s mass deportation orders and the state legislature’s proposed immigration

"It's shocking to me," immigration lawyer Randy Feldman said. "It's unusual that federal immigration resources would be expended for a case like this."

Currently, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection agencies are the only entities that can enforce immigration law. Here in Southwest Louisiana, local law enforcement agencies say they will cooperate if help is requested by the federal government.

Gov. Andy Beshear said any requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be "looked at and evaluated."

The Miami office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an undocumented immigrant in Florida after discovering a crucial detail on his driver’s license. The arrest occurred amid operations launched by several federal agencies in support of the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.

The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office has addressed and refuted recent rumors regarding possible ICE operations in the county.

Nearly 1,000 people were arrested by federal agencies in a blitz to enforce immigrations policies across the United States, according to multiple reports.

What Trump's order says, how local law enforcement is involved, ICE's efforts so far and what to do if you encounter ICE.

Immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, but whether local agencies cooperate with ICE can make a difference in the community.

The N&O spoke with an immigration attorney at the Durham-based firm Brown Immigration Law and the Siembra NC organization, which works to support families and communities affected by ICE, to learn what people should know about dealing with the agency.