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How will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questions

With ICE arrests and detentions at their highest levels, immigration remains a key issue for voters less than two weeks before election day

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Welcome to the conversation It’s our last US midterms live Q&A before election day on 3 November, and our reporters are answering your immigration questions.

Since Donald Trump began his second term , ICE arrests have reached record levels , operations have become deadly , and immigration raids have hit politicians’ homes . Our reporting has documented the experiences of those directly affected by the harsh conditions in detention centers and resistance to ICE agents on the ground.

Immigration remains a key issue for voters in the final weeks of campaigning. Joining us on Thursday at 12pm ET (5pm BST) to answer questions on candidates’ platforms, the effects on your community, ICE and more are immigration reporters Maanvi Singh and José Olivares , along with Los Angeles correspondent Sam Levin .

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Related: From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot

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