The Trump administration is deploying a new strategy to speed up deportations. Government lawyers are asking immigration judges to dismiss on-going cases. Then, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents arrest people as soon as they step out of the courtroom.
The process is often chaotic. And for immigrants without legal status, it's also very risky.
NPR immigration
the chaos firsthand.
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