For more than a decade, U.S. immigration agencies like ICE and CBP have avoided conducting raids on places that provide critical services, such as hospitals.

The administration of newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled back long-standing protections against immigration raids on schools, hospitals, hospitals and more. church and other “sensitive areas.”

this announcement Tuesday comes as part of Trump’s attempt to fulfill a campaign promise to launch a “Mass deportations” movement.

According to government estimates, there are as many as 11 million undocumented people in the United States, many of whom are the cornerstone of families and communities.

For more than a decade, federal agencies have issued guidance prohibiting immigration enforcement in places such as schools and medical centers, arguing that such raids could prevent people from seeking necessary services.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) implemented its policy in 2011. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) followed suit in 2013.

But in a statement Tuesday, the Trump administration accused the guidance of being designed to “hinder law enforcement” efforts.

It set out new directives scrapping protections as a form of empowering immigration agencies.

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” the statement said. “The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement agencies and trust them to use common sense.”

Trump has long conflated irregular immigration with criminality. During last year’s campaign, he repeatedly cited the case of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old student who was allegedly murdered by an undocumented person.

He also used dehumanizing language Refers to immigrants and asylum seekers.

“Democrats said, ‘Please don’t call them animals. They’re humans. I said, ‘No, they’re not humans. They’re not humans. They’re animals,'” he said of the Riley case in April.

However, research shows Display repeatedly Undocumented immigrants commit far fewer crimes than native-born U.S. citizens.

Human rights groups warned Tuesday’s decision could force undocumented people, including children, into dangerous situations without access to vital services.

“This action could have devastating consequences for immigrant families and their children, including U.S. citizen children, preventing them from receiving medical care, seeking disaster relief, attending school, and carrying out daily activities,” the Center for Law and Social Policy said in the report. statement.