US EditionICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
- Homeland Security officials carried out coordinated mass arrests of migrants at immigration courts across the U.S. On Wednesday, including Miami.
- This initiative builds on President Trump’s introduction of new legal strategies aimed at quickly increasing arrests and facilitating faster deportations, despite ongoing lawsuits and limitations in available detention space.
- Many arrested migrants like 28-year-old Colombian Juan Serrano had no criminal records, no legal representation, and were seeking asylum despite prior court hearings.
- Juan Serrano was arrested immediately after his Miami hearing despite Judge Neumann stating, "You're free to go," and government attorneys unexpectedly moved to dismiss his case.
- Immigration attorneys warn these tactics may create fear among law-abiding migrants, discouraging court appearances and intensifying tensions in migrant communities like Miami.
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ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as President Donald Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
MIAMI — Juan Serrano, a 28-year-old Colombian migrant with no criminal record, attended a hearing in immigration court in Miami on Wednesday for what he thought would be a quick check-in. The musty, glass-paneled courthouse sees hundreds of such hearings every day. Most last less than five minutes and end with a judge ordering those who appear to return in two years’ time to plead their case against deportation. So it came as a surprise when, ra…
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ICE agents wait in hallways of immigration court as Trump seeks to deliver on mass arrest pledge
A spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority that President Donald Trump sharply expanded soon after taking office.
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