Donald Trump’s hardline stance on immigration has caused a split in the White House, pitting the policy’s chief architect against politicians under pressure from farming lobbies. The president’s administration has been ramping up immigration raids to fulfil Mr Trump’s campaign pledge to carry out the “largest deportation programme” in US history.

President Trump’s decision to pause most raids targeting farms and hospitality workers took many inside the White House by surprise. It came after intensive lobbying by his agriculture secretary.

The Trump administration is suing New York over a state law that stops immigration officials from arresting people at New York courthouses.