The Trump administration has cracked down on immigration nationwide and on Long Island by arresting people on the streets, at their homes or even during routine court appearances.

Now President Donald Trump's enforcement team has produced a new tool in its ongoing effort to roll back protections against deportation: hiking the fees immigrants pay for a chance to get legal residency, asylum and other benefits.

For supporters, the increase gives the American taxpayer a well-deserved break, but for immigration advocates, the message from the Trump administration is clear: The new fees are a way to further curb immigration into the country, or incentivize immigrants here illegally or with temporary status to leave on their own.

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