In a troubling development, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun detaining immigrants immediately following their required check-ins at a private contractor's office in New York City. Many have been detained in the sight of family members, showcasing a new tactic under the Trump administration that intensifies their crackdown on immigrant populations. Previous norms of relative safety within immigration courthouses and alternative-detention programs are being undermined as ICE expands their reach to locations that were once deemed off-limits, raising alarms among advocates and immigration lawyers.
What's alarming about their (ICE officers) coming here and going to immigration courts is that they're picking up individuals who are simply going about their legal obligations.
These detentions, occurring after immigrants check in for appointments, show an alarming new tactic in ICE's crackdown on immigration.
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