Supreme Court curbs injunctions that blocked Trump's birthright citizenship plan

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday handed a major win to the Trump administration by allowing it for now to take steps to implement its proposal to end automatic birthright citizenship. In a 6-3 vote, the court granted a request by the Trump administration to narrow the scope of nationwide injunctions imposed by judges so that they apply only to states, groups and individuals that sued. That means the birthright citizenship proposal can likely move forward at least in part, although the specifics remain to be seen and it could still be blocked by courts on other grounds. Follow live politics coverage here The ruling immediately sparked a response from plaintiffs who have sued to block the executive order, with their lawyers vowing to continue the legal fight. Within hours of the ruling, one group of plaintiffs filed an amended lawsuit and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a new class-action lawsuit. It has long been widely accepted, including by legal scholars on left and right, that the Constitution’s 14th Amendment confers automatic citizenship to almost anyone born in the United States. The decision did not touch upon the legal merits of Trump's plan. But the administration is likely to benefit on multiple fronts as it can now seek to also limit other nationwide injunctions that lower courts have imposed on a range of aggressive executive branch issues including efforts to downsize the federal government. In remarks to reporters at the White House, Trump called the ruling "an amazing decision, one that we're very happy about," adding that the court "delivered a monumental victory for the Constitution, the separation of powers and the rule of law, in striking down the excessive use of nationwide injunctions to interfere with the normal functioning of the executive branch." Asked what he would say to people who fear the decision will concentrate power in presidency, Trump said, "This really brings back the Constitution. This is what it's all about, and this is really the opposite of that." The court was divided on ideological lines on the nationwide injunction question, with conservatives in the majority and liberals in dissent. "When a court concludes that the executive branch has acted unlawfully, the answer is not for the court to exceed its power, too," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the majority. But she indicated that the nationwide injunctions in the birthright citizenship cases specifically are limited "only to the extent that the injunctions are broader than necessary." Lower courts, she added "shall move expeditiously" to figure out how broad the injunctions can be. It is possible that states involved in the litigation could still obtain broad injunctions, Barrett noted. The court also said that the administration can continue working administratively on how the policy would be implemented. Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor read a summary of her dissent from the bench in the courtroom, saying the ruling was a "travesty for the rule of the law" and an "open invitation to bypass the constitution." Federal courts "will be hamstrung" when it comes to nationwide injunctions but she urged potential plaintiffs to immediately file class action lawsuits, a legal avenue the court left open. Recommended Trump tariffs Trump terminates trade talks with Canada Supreme Court Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling sparks new round of legal fights In a separate dissenting opinion, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote that the decision was “an existential threat to the rule of law.” The policy remains blocked for now in one additional state, New Hampshire, as a result of a separate lawsuit that is not before the Supreme Court. The court said the executive order would technically go into effect in 30 days. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, whose state challenged the plan, said he was confident the executive order would never go into effect. "And in the meantime, our fight continues," he added. William Powell, senior counsel at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, said at a news conference that his group and other plaintiffs, including CASA Inc., had immediately filed for class certification in district court for children and their parents nationwide in seeking relief from Trump's executive order. Powell said given the Supreme Court’s decision, "the best and most effective way for us to get relief for everyone is going to be the class action," adding that he believed that relief "will be just as effective, just as broad as the nationwide injunction that was previously in place." Trump and his MAGA allies have been harshly critical of judges who have blocked aspects of his agenda, although it is not a new phenomenon for courts to impose nationwide injunctions. The 14th Amendment states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States." Based on historical practice, the only exception is people who are the children of diplomats. Trump wants to adopt a completely new meaning of the language that would confer citizenship only on those who have at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Trump’s executive order, issued on his first day in office in January, was immediately challenged, and every court that has ruled on the proposal so far has blocked it. At issue at the Supreme Court were cases filed in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington state. The Trump plan has the backing of 21 other states. The administration has complained bitterly as judges have issued nationwide injunctions in response to Trump’s bold and aggressive use of executive power to implement his contentious agenda, which has included ramping up deportations, downsizing federal agencies, targeting law firms and universities, and firing thousands of federal employees. Justice Department officials say there have been dozens such rulings and have described them as being an unconstitutional attack on the president’s authority. Previous administrations, both Republican and Democratic, have also had their agendas threatened by nationwide injunctions, although they have become more commonplace in recent years. For more information, visit us at https://www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com/.

A look at how Trump’s big bill could change the US immigration system

President Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject roughly $150 billion into his mass deportation agenda over the next four years, funding everything from an extension of the United States’ southern border wall to detention centers to thousands of additional law enforcement staff. The current annual budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the government’s primary department for immigration enforcement, is around $10 billion. If the Republican president’s big bill passes in Congress, the immense cash infusion could reshape America’s immigration system by expanding the law enforcement and detention network while increasing costs to legally immigrate to the U.S. The La Salle Detention Facility is seen in Jena, La., Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) The La Salle Detention Facility is seen in Jena, La., Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) The Senate is debating its own version of the bill, which largely aligns with the House’s approach when it comes to these issues. In recent days, Republicans have focused on sometimes-violent protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown to press for quick passage over Democratic opposition. That’s what happened earlier in June when protests triggered unrest in parts of Los Angeles. “The lawlessness happening in LA is ANOTHER reason why we need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill IMMEDIATELY,” House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote on X. “It provides the ESSENTIAL funding needed to secure our nation’s borders.” Plenty, though, remains unclear about the legislation. Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) “One thing about this bill, these sections are super vague,” said Adam Isacson, a researcher with the Washington-based human rights advocacy organization WOLA, including multibillion-dollar expenditures sometimes explained in just a few vague lines. “There’s no real specificity in the bill about how it’s going to be spent.” Here’s a look at some key immigration sections of the 1,000-page bill, as approved by the House, and what it could mean for the U.S. government’s posture on immigration: PROJECT: The wall WHAT THE BILL SAYS: The bill sets aside $46.5 billion for what the House Homeland Security Committee calls an “integrated border barrier system,” including fencing, water barriers, law enforcement access roads and technology like movement sensors. The funding would complete 701 miles (1,128 kilometers) of primary walls and 900 miles (1,448 kilometers) of river barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the committee. It is the bill’s largest expenditure. “Any lawmaker who claims to care about border security will need to put their money where their mouth is and work to advance these recommendations,” said the committee’s chairman, Republican Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee. Concertina wire lines the interior of a border wall, one of two separating Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States, June 4, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) Concertina wire lines the interior of a border wall, one of two separating Tijuana, Mexico, from the United States, June 4, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) THE IMPACT: Building the wall has long been one of Trump’s signature promises, but its impacts beyond political symbolism are unclear. Illegal border crossings have plunged since Trump took office in January amid a string of orders on immigration, including the suspension of the asylum system. Simply ending asylum meant tens of thousands of people who would’ve surrendered to law enforcement instead of trying to avoid capture didn’t even attempt to cross. Plus, the effectiveness of border walls is hotly debated, even in populated areas where barriers tend to be heavily reinforced. Human smugglers, often linked to drug cartels, have used tunnels, ladders and power tools to cross walls. But, experts note that though illegal crossings are down now, that can change rapidly. PROJECT: Detention facilities and staff WHAT THE BILL SAYS: The bill, which top White House aide and immigration hawk Stephen Miller has called “the most essential piece of legislation currently under consideration in the entire Western World,” sets aside $45 billion to expand the network of immigrant detention facilities for adult migrants and families. The standards in adult facilities, the bill notes, would be set at “the sole discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security.” More than $12 billion was also requested for 18,000 new ICE and Border Patrol personnel. THE IMPACT: ICE has said it wants to increase its current detention capacity from about 41,000 people to 100,000. It’s part of what ICE’s acting director, Todd Lyons, has suggested is a deportation system that could function “like Amazon, trying to get your product delivered in 24 hours.” ICE currently has about 6,000 deportation officers, a number that’s been stagnant for years. While expanding staff and detention centers would make it easier for the administration to increase deportations, even the tens of billions of dollars the bill requests may not be enough to meet Trump’s goals. Miller has said ICE should be making 3,000 arrests per day of people in the country illegally. That’s a vast increase over the roughly 650 arrested a day in the first five months of Trump’s second term. A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement while standing outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement while standing outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) But the plans are a boon to America’s private prison industry, with stock prices for the two dominant companies, Geo Group Inc. and CoreCivic, up more than 50% since Trump’s election. PROJECT: Immigration courts WHAT THE BILL SAYS: The legislation sets aside $1.25 billion for the immigration court system, with funds to hire more immigration judges and support staff and to expand courtroom capacity. The courts’ annual budget currently stands at roughly $850 million. THE IMPACT: The immigration court system, which has roughly 700 judges, has struggled for years with chronic understaffing and a backlog that has reached more than 3.6 million cases. Judges typically take more than five years to make decisions. It’s a chaotic system, with overworked judges, a shortage of translators and immigrants who often don’t have lawyers. A border patrol agent looks at a family outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) A border patrol agent looks at a family outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) The chaos has grown in recent weeks, with immigration courts seeing a spike in arrests outside courtrooms as agents wait to detain immigrants attending routine hearings. The arrests have spread fed confusion and fear, especially among asylum-seekers, who are accustomed to remaining free while their cases plod their way through the system. The proposed funding would be “a significant increase, and from an institutional perspective it’s urgently needed money,” said Greg Chen, director of government relations for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. But he also believes the rising numbers of courthouse arrests reflect an administration looking for ways to bypass immigration courts. PROJECT: Immigration fees WHAT THE BILL SAYS: The bill overhauls the system of immigration costs, with dramatic increases and new fees imposed for once-free services. Applying for asylum, which has long been free, will now cost $1,000, with asylum-seekers paying another $550 for employment applications. Among other fee increases, appealing an immigration judge decision jumps from $110 to $900 and applying for temporary protected status, which allows people from certain countries facing civil unrest or natural disasters to stay temporarily in the U.S., goes from $50 to $500. THE IMPACT: For wealthier immigrants, the new fees will be an inconvenience. But for the vast majority of people even a few hundred dollars could be enough to make them change their plans. For more information, visit us at https://www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.com/.

Many Americans are witnessing immigration arrests for the first time and reacting

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Adam Greenfield was home nursing a cold when his girlfriend raced in to tell him Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles were pulling up in their trendy San Diego neighborhood. The author and podcast producer grabbed his iPhone and bolted out the door barefoot, joining a handful of neighbors recording masked agents raiding a popular Italian restaurant nearby, as they yelled at the officers to leave. An hour later, the crowd had grown to nearly 75 people, with many in front of the agents’ vehicles. “I couldn’t stay silent,” Greenfield said. “It was literally outside of my front door.” More Americans are witnessing people being hauled off as they shop, exercise at the gym, dine out and otherwise go about their daily lives as President Donald Trump’s administration aggressively works to increase immigration arrests. As the raids touch the lives of people who aren’t immigrants themselves, many Americans who rarely, if ever, participated in civil disobedience are rushing out to record the actions on their phones and launch impromptu protests. Arrests are being made outside gyms, busy restaurants Greenfield said on the evening of the May 30 raid, the crowd included grandparents, retired military members, hippies, and restaurant patrons arriving for date night. Authorities threw flash bangs to force the crowd back and then drove off with four detained workers, he said. “To do this, at 5 o’clock, right at the dinner rush, right on a busy intersection with multiple restaurants, they were trying to make a statement,” Greenfield said. “But I don’t know if their intended point is getting across the way they want it to. I think it is sparking more backlash.” Previously, many arrests happened late at night or in the pre-dawn hours by agents waiting outside people’s homes as they left for work or outside their work sites when they finished their day. When ICE raided another popular restaurant in San Diego in 2008, agents did it in the early morning without incident. White House border czar Tom Homan has said agents are being forced to make more arrests in communities because of sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with ICE in certain cities and states. ICE enforces immigration laws nationwide but seeks state and local help in alerting federal authorities of immigrants wanted for deportation and holding that person until federal officers take custody. Vice President JD Vance, during a visit to Los Angeles on Friday, said those policies have given agents “a bit of a morale problem because they’ve had the local government in this community tell them that they’re not allowed to do their job.” “When that Border Patrol agent goes out to do their job, they said within 15 minutes they have protesters, sometimes violent protesters who are in their face obstructing them,” he said. ‘It was like a scene out of a movie’ Melyssa Rivas had just arrived at her office in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California one morning last week when she heard the frightened screams of young women. She went outside to find the women confronting nearly a dozen masked federal agents who had surrounded a man kneeling on the pavement. “It was like a scene out of a movie,” Rivas said. “They all had their faces covered and were standing over this man who was clearly traumatized. And there are these young girls screaming at the top of their lungs.” As Rivas began recording the interaction, a growing group of neighbors shouted at the agents to leave the man alone. They eventually drove off in vehicles, without detaining him, video shows. Rivas spoke to the man afterward, who told her the agents had arrived at the car wash where he worked that morning, then pursued him as he fled on his bicycle. It was one of several recent workplace raids in the majority-Latino city. The same day, federal agents were seen at a Home Depot, a construction site and an LA Fitness gym. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people had been detained. “Everyone is just rattled,” said Alex Frayde, an employee at LA Fitness who said he saw the agents outside the gym and stood at the entrance, ready to turn them away as another employee warned customers about the sighting. In the end, the agents never came in. Communities protest around ICE buildings Arrests at immigration courts and other ICE buildings have also prompted emotional scenes as masked agents have turned up to detain people going to routine appointments and hearings. In the city of Spokane in eastern Washington state, hundreds of people rushed to protest outside an ICE building June 11 after former city councilor Ben Stuckart posted on Facebook. Stuckart wrote that he was a legal guardian of a Venezuelan asylum seeker who went to check in at the ICE building, only to be detained. His Venezuelan roommate was also detained. Both men had permission to live and work in the U.S. temporarily under humanitarian parole, Stuckart told The Associated Press. “I am going to sit in front of the bus,” Stuckart wrote, referring to the van that was set to transport the two men to an ICE detention center in Tacoma. “The Latino community needs the rest of our community now. Not tonight, not Saturday, but right now!!!!” The city of roughly 230,000 is the seat of Spokane County, where just over half of voters cast ballots for Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Stuckart was touched to see his mother’s caregiver among the demonstrators. “She was just like, ‘I’m here because I love your mom, and I love you, and if you or your friends need help, then I want to help,’” he said through tears. By evening, the Spokane Police Department sent over 180 officers, with some using pepper balls, to disperse protesters. Over 30 people were arrested, including Stuckart who blocked the transport van with others. He was later released. Aysha Mercer, a stay-at-home mother of three, said she is “not political in any way, shape or form.” But many children in her Spokane neighborhood — who play in her yard and jump on her trampoline — come from immigrant families, and the thought of them being affected by deportations was “unacceptable,” she said. She said she wasn’t able to go to Stuckart’s protest. But she marched for the first time in her life on June 14, joining millions in “No Kings” protests across the country. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt as strongly as I do right this here second,” she said. _____ Offenhartz reported from Los Angeles and Rush from Portland, Oregon. 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ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job. “There was finally a sense of calm,’’ said Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition. That respite didn’t last long. On Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin declared, “There will be no safe spaces for industries who harbor violent criminals or purposely try to undermine (immigration enforcement) efforts. Worksite enforcement remains a cornerstone of our efforts to safeguard public safety, national security and economic stability.’’ The flipflop baffled businesses trying to figure out the government’s actual policy, and Shi says now “there’s fear and worry once more.” “That’s not a way to run business when your employees are at this level of stress and trauma,” she said. A lone farm worker sits to rest under high temperatures during his break time on a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A lone farm worker sits to rest under high temperatures during his break time on a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Trump campaigned on a promise to deport millions of immigrants working in the United States illegally — an issue that has long fired up his GOP base. The crackdown intensified a few weeks ago when Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, gave the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a quota of 3,000 arrests a day, up from 650 a day in the first five months of Trump’s second term. Suddenly, ICE seemed to be everywhere. “We saw ICE agents on farms, pointing assault rifles at cows, and removing half the workforce,’’ said Shi, whose coalition represents 1,700 employers and supports increased legal immigration. One ICE raid left a New Mexico dairy with just 20 workers, down from 55. “You can’t turn off cows,’’ said Beverly Idsinga, the executive director of the Dairy Producers of New Mexico. “They need to be milked twice a day, fed twice a day.’’ Claudio Gonzalez, a chef at Izakaya Gazen in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district, said many of his Hispanic workers — whether they’re in the country legally or not — have been calling out of work recently due to fears that they will be targeted by ICE. His restaurant is a few blocks away from a collection of federal buildings, including an ICE detention center. “They sometimes are too scared to work their shift,” Gonzalez said. “They kind of feel like it’s based on skin color.” A soccer ball sits in a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A soccer ball sits in a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) In some places, the problem isn’t ICE but rumors of ICE. At cherry-harvesting time in Washington state, many foreign-born workers are staying away from the orchards after hearing reports of impending immigration raids. One operation that usually employs 150 pickers is down to 20. Never mind that there hasn’t actually been any sign of ICE in the orchards. “We’ve not heard of any real raids,’’ said Jon Folden, orchard manager for the farm cooperative Blue Bird in Washington’s Wenatchee River Valley. “We’ve heard a lot of rumors.’’ Jennie Murray, CEO of the advocacy group National Immigration Forum, said some immigrant parents worry that their workplaces will be raided and they’ll be hauled off by ICE while their kids are in school. They ask themselves, she said: “Do I show up and then my second-grader gets off the school bus and doesn’t have a parent to raise them? Maybe I shouldn’t show up for work.’’ The horror stories were conveyed to Trump, members of his administration and lawmakers in Congress by business advocacy and immigration reform groups like Shi’s coalition. Last Thursday, the president posted on his Truth Social platform that “Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace.” It was another case of Trump’s political agenda slamming smack into economic reality. With U.S. unemployment low at 4.2%, many businesses are desperate for workers, and immigration provides them. Farm workers plow the land for a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Farm workers plow the land for a strawberry field in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, foreign-born workers made up less than 19% of employed workers in the United States in 2023. But they accounted for nearly 24% of jobs preparing and serving food and 38% of jobs in farming, fishing and forestry. “It really is clear to me that the people pushing for these raids that target farms and feed yards and dairies have no idea how farms operate,” Matt Teagarden, CEO of the Kansas Livestock Association, said Tuesday during a virtual press conference. Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, estimated in January that undocumented workers account for 13% of U.S. farm jobs and 7% of jobs in hospitality businesses such as hotels, restaurants and bars. The Pew Research Center found last year that 75% of U.S. registered voters — including 59% of Trump supporters — agreed that undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs that American citizens don’t want. And an influx of immigrants in 2022 and 2023 allowed the United States to overcome an outbreak of inflation without tipping into recession. Farm workers work on a field, as players play golf at the Buenaventura Golf Course in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) Farm workers work on a field, as players play golf at the Buenaventura Golf Course in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) In the past, economists estimated that America’s employers could add no more than 100,000 jobs a month without overheating the economy and igniting inflation. But economists Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson of the Brookings Institution calculated that because of the immigrant arrivals, monthly job growth could reach 160,000 to 200,000 without exerting upward pressure on prices. Now Trump’s deportation plans — and the uncertainty around them — are weighing on businesses and the economy. “The reality is, a significant portion of our industry relies on immigrant labor — skilled, hardworking people who’ve been part of our workforce for years. When there are sudden crackdowns or raids, it slows timelines, drives up costs, and makes it harder to plan ahead,” says Patrick Murphy, chief investment officer at the Florida building firm Coastal Construction and a former Democratic member of Congress. “ We’re not sure from one month to the next what the rules are going to be or how they’ll be enforced. That uncertainty makes it really hard to operate a forward-looking business.” Adds Douglas Holtz Eakin, former director of the Congressional Budget Office and now president of the conservative American Action Forum think tank: “ICE had detained people who are here lawfully and so now lawful immigrants are afraid to go to work ... All of this goes against other economic objectives the administration might have. The immigration policy and the economic policy are not lining up at all.’’ Related Stories Immigration raids disrupt California farms and could leave fields unharvested Immigration raids disrupt California farms and could leave fields unharvested Trump pauses ICE arrests at farms, hotels and other key industries Trump pauses ICE arrests at farms, hotels and other key industries Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech in the hemicycle of the European parliament in Strasbourg, France, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File) Orbán’s anti-Ukraine campaign targets political rival as Hungary’s elections loom ____ AP Staff Writers Jaime Ding in Los Angeles; Valerie Gonzalez in McAllen, Texas; Lisa Mascaro and Chris Megerian in Washington; Mae Anderson and Matt Sedensky in New York, and Associated Press/Report for America journalist Jack Brook in New Orleans contributed to this report. 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Trump’s top general just undercut his ‘invasion’ claims

One of the problems with making a series of brazen and hyperbolic claims is that it can be hard to keep everyone on your team on the same page. And few Trump administration claims have been as brazen as the idea that the Venezuelan government has engineered an invasion of gang members into the United States. This claim forms the basis of the administration’s controversial efforts to rapidly deport a bunch of people it claimed were members of the gang Tren de Aragua – without due process. But one of the central figures responsible for warding off such invasions apparently didn’t get the memo. ADVERTISING At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine acknowledged that the United States isn’t currently facing such a threat. “I think at this point in time, I don’t see any foreign state-sponsored folks invading,” Caine said in response to Democratic questioning. This might sound like common sense; of course the United States isn’t currently under invasion by a foreign government. You’d probably have heard something about that on the news. But the administration has said – repeatedly and in court – that it has been. When Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act to rapidly deport migrants without due process, that law required such a foreign “invasion” or “predatory incursion” to make his move legal. And Trump said that’s what was happening. “The result is a hybrid criminal state that is perpetrating an invasion of and predatory incursion into the United States, and which poses a substantial danger to the United States,” reads the proclamation from Trump. It added that Tren de Aragua’s actions came “both directly and at the direction, clandestine or otherwise, of the Maduro regime in Venezuela.” So the White House said Tren de Aragua was acting in concert with the Maduro regime to invade; Caine now says “state-sponsored folks” aren’t invading. Some flagged Caine’s comment as undermining Trump’s claims of a foreign “invasion” in Los Angeles. Trump has regularly applied that word to undocumented migrants. But the inconsistency is arguably more significant when it comes to Trump’s claims about the Venezuelan migrants. Perhaps the administration would argue that Trump has halted the invasion and it is no longer happening; Caine was speaking in the present tense. Caine did go on to cite others who might have different views. “But I’ll be mindful of the fact that there has been some border issues throughout time, and defer to DHS who handles the border along the nation’s contiguous outline,” he said. But if an invasion had been happening recently, it seems weird not to mention that. And if the invasion is over, that would seem to undercut the need to keep trying to use the Alien Enemies Act. The Department of Homeland Security is certainly not in the camp of no invasion. On Wednesday, DHS posted on Facebook an image with Uncle Sam that reads: “Report all foreign invaders” with a phone number for ICE. When asked about the image and whether the use of the term “foreign invaders” had been used previously, DHS pointed CNN to a number of posts from White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller using terms like “invade” or “invaders” when referring to undocumented immigrants. Plenty of Trump administration figures have gone to bat for this claim. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said soon after Trump’s proclamation that Tren de Aragua gang members “have been sent here by the hostile Maduro regime in Venezuela.” Then-national security adviser Michael Waltz claimed Maduro was emptying his prisons “in a proxy manner to influence and attack the United States.” We soon learned that the intelligence community had concluded Venezuela had not directed the gang. But Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood by Trump’s claim. “Yes, that’s their assessment,” Rubio said last month about the intelligence community. “They’re wrong.” Trump administration border czar Tom Homan has said the gang was an “arm of the Maduro regime,” and that Maduro’s regime was “involved with sending thousands of Venezuelans to this country to unsettle it.” The question of Venezuela’s purported involvement actually hasn’t been dealt with much by the courts. A series of judges have moved to block the administration’s Alien Enemies Act gambit, but they’ve generally ruled that way because of the lack of an “invasion” or “predatory incursion” – without delving much into the more complex issue of whether such a thing might somehow have ties to Maduro’s government. One of the judges to rule in that fashion was a Trump appointee, US District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. So the intelligence community and a bunch of judges – including a Trump-appointed one – have rebutted the claim the underlies this historic effort to set aside due process. And now, the man Trump installed as his top general seems to have undercut it too.

Appeals court allows Trump to keep National Guard in L.A. with Marines on the way

LOS ANGELES, June 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that blocked the mobilization. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision does not mean that the court will ultimately agree with Trump, but it does leave command of the Guard with the president for now. The Reuters Tariff Watch newsletter is your daily guide to the latest global trade and tariff news. Sign up here. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Report This Ad Earlier on Thursday, San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that Trump's deployment of the Guard was unlawful. Breyer's 36-page ruling had ordered the National Guard to return to the control of California Governor Gavin Newsom, who had brought the case. It was a short-lived victory for Newsom, as Breyer's order was paused about two and a half hours later. Asked for a comment, Newsom's press office referred to the governor's statement after the initial ruling, and noted that the appeals court put a temporary pause on the ruling but did not reverse it. "I'm confident, on the basis of the review of the 36 pages - absolutely it will stand," Newsom said of the district judge's order. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Sponsored by MerusCase Simplify Law Firm Operations with MerusCase Managing a labor and employment law firm is a complex practice that requires efficiency to succeed. Simplify your firm’s operations with MerusCase. Automate document management, set court rules-based calendaring, and easily file court forms all from one platform. Learn more about the benefits... Learn more Report This Ad Trump welcomed the ruling in a social media post on Friday. The three-judge appeals court panel consisted of two judges appointed by Trump in his first term and one judge who was appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden. The panel said it would hold a hearing on Tuesday to consider the merits of Breyer's order. The court's action, called an administrative stay, gives the appeals judges additional time to consider the Trump administration's request to block Breyer's order while litigation in the case continues. Trump summoned the National Guard on Saturday in response to protests that had broken out over immigration raids, then on Monday ordered the U.S. Marines to support the Guard. A battalion of 700 U.S. Marines is expected to arrive on Friday, marking an extraordinary use of military forces to support civilian police operations within the United States. The troops have stood guard at a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles where many of the protests have taken place in a show of solidarity for immigrants detained inside. The protests so far have been mostly peaceful, punctuated by incidents of violence, and restricted to a few city blocks. The Guard had also accompanied Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on operations to detain immigrants. In his ruling, Breyer wrote that the presence of the troops in the city was itself inflaming tensions with protesters - a contention made by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, among others -and depriving the state of the ability to use the Guard for other purposes. Item 1 of 25 Law enforcement officers stand guard outside MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson [1/25]Law enforcement officers stand guard outside MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 12, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab MAYOR WANTS ICE OUT OF L.A. Bass on Thursday called on ICE officers to stand down from the intensified series of raids that led to the protests, saying the local economy could be harmed as immigrants stayed home from work and school for fear of being snatched off the streets. "The peace that we need to have happen needs to begin in Washington, and we need to stop the raids," Bass told a press conference as supporters flanking her broke out in a chant of "Stop the raids." "Peace begins with ICE leaving Los Angeles," said Bass, who has imposed a nighttime curfew over one square mile (2.5 square km) of downtown L.A. Bass spoke after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to "liberate" Los Angeles at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged Democratic U.S. Senator Alex Padilla out of the room, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him. The court battle and press conference scuffle underscored the political polarization generated by Trump's hardline approach to immigration enforcement and expansive use of presidential power. Trump is carrying out a campaign promise to deport immigrants, employing forceful tactics consistent with the norm-breaking political style that got him elected twice. Democrats have said the use of military force was unnecessary and an example of Trump's authoritarianism. Americans are divided over Trump's decision to activate the military. A Reuters/Ipsos poll showed 48% of respondents agreed with a statement that the president should "deploy the military to bring order to the streets" when protests turned violent, while 41% disagreed. Between the rulings, Newsom said the National Guard would be redeployed to its previous tasks, including border security, preparing for wildfires and countering drug smuggling. But the Trump administration immediately appealed the judge's order, calling Breyer's ruling "an extraordinary intrusion on the President's constitutional authority as Commander in Chief." Trump justified the deployment of troops by characterizing the protests in Los Angeles as a "rebellion," but Breyer said in his temporary restraining order that the protests fell far short of that legal standard. "The Court is troubled by the implication inherent in Defendants' argument that protest against the federal government, a core civil liberty protected by the First Amendment, can justify a finding of rebellion," Breyer wrote. Trump on Friday reiterated his comments that if he had not ordered in the National Guard the city would be in flames, writing: "We saved L.A."

Immigration raid protests spread to more cities as Trump threatens additional deployments

curfew in downtown Los Angeles remains in effect and more than 350 protesters have been arrested there since the weekend. The National Guard said some troops may be deployed with immigration agents as well. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports from Los Angeles. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the "News Hour." A curfew in downtown Los Angeles remains in effect tonight. And hundreds of anti-ICE protesters have been arrested in Los Angeles and multiple cities this week. The National Guard said more troops could be deployed with immigration agents. That's as they continue their pursuit of undocumented immigrants. Amna Nawaz: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and more than two dozen other California mayors asked President Trump to end the sweeping immigration raids. But, today, they continued in California, Pennsylvania and Louisiana, among other places. In Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson called President Trump a tyrant and authoritarian. The president's team defended his approach and warned that Guard troops could be deployed to other cities. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs continues our coverage tonight with this report. Marcia Biggs: From Atlanta, to New York City, where more than 80 people were arrested, and Chicago, where police clashed with demonstrators and several more were detained, to Texas, where police pinned protesters to the ground, and Governor Greg Abbott said he would deploy the National Guard ahead of a planned protest in San Antonio, across the country, anti-ICE protesters gathered in the streets in solidarity with those in Los Angeles. Yesterday in L.A., protesters continued marching against ongoing immigration raids. And the city's Mayor Karen Bass declared a curfew for parts of downtown beginning at 8:00 p.m. Last night, California Governor Gavin Newsom again condemned the administration's decision to send in the National Guard and the Marines. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA): This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers and even our National Guard at risk. California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. Marcia Biggs: And, yesterday at Fort Bragg, President Trump claimed the protesters were paid insurrectionists. Donald Trump, President of the United States: These are animals, but they proudly carry the flags of other countries, but they don't carry the American flag. They only burn it. We will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy. And that's what they are. A lot of those people were let in here by the Biden administration. Marcia Biggs: He vowed to keep the troops in L.A. — quote — "until there's peace." Downtown L.A. Vape and smoke shop owner Tony, who refused to give his last name, said he defended his business with pepper spray on Monday night after seeing looters breaking into neighboring stores. Tony, Los Angeles Business Owner: I'm an immigrant myself. I'm from Lebanon. I'm half-Armenian. And I have been here for 10 years. And I would never do something like that to another business. Destroying businesses and making us spend thousands of dollars boarding up businesses is not fair for us. Marcia Biggs: He supports having the National Guard on the streets to protect businesses. Tony: Where the protests are happening, it is peaceful, like at the building and stuff like that. But, usually, like, at night, late hours, people are starting to, like, start looting. I don't know if they were the protesters or they're just taking advantage of the chaos that it's creating. Marcia Biggs: But, last night, the curfew and heavy police presence seemed to keep looters at bay across downtown. Lifelong Angeleno Sarah Rascon says looting and violence are a small part of what's happened in recent days. Sarah Rascon, Los Angeles Resident: It's unfortunate that that's what's highly televised and that's not what's happening. You know, 99 percent of us are here for peaceful protest and demonstration, and they taint the movement. Marcia Biggs: She says she's here to show support for the city's immigrants. Sarah Rascon: I am here for all the abuelitas, all the people who are afraid, those that have been working for our communities, those who make up our economy, those who are doing the backbreaking work and can't be here. Marcia Biggs: In nearby Glendale, the city this week terminated a longstanding contract that allowed ICE to use its jail to temporarily hold undocumented immigrants. Ara Najarian, Mayor of Glendale, California: Here we are in Glendale offering them much more than a cold basement. We're offering them a clean, safe place where they can collect their thoughts, take care of their affairs, speak to attorneys, be fed, be washed, clean up. And we're taking that away from them. Marcia Biggs: Ara Najarian is Glendale's mayor. Ara Najarian: We clearly saw that we were on the target list and that made us very uncomfortable. As the leaders of Glendale, our primary goal is to keep our residents safe, our businesses safe, our property safe. We felt that continuing to have that contract, even though we felt we were doing nothing wrong and were being very humane in the process, would lead to the type of protests, the same type that we see in downtown L.A., to come to Glendale. Marcia Biggs: Najarian says the decision was difficult. Immigrant rights advocates praised the move. But the Department of Homeland Security said Glendale was standing with — quote — "criminal illegal aliens over American citizens." Ara Najarian: I really take offense at the characterization that I stand with illegal aliens and criminals. I believe that we should enforce our immigration laws. I think, when you're discussing these issues, they are very nuanced. It's not just black or white. We don't want to be an oppressive authoritarian city. We have a city of 50 percent immigrants. My parents are immigrants. Most of my family are immigrants from Armenia. We have got a huge Armenian population here, Korean, Latino, Central American. We don't want to be the big bad guy, but we saw that we were giving an opportunity for respite along this process that now those detainees do not have. (Singing) Marcia Biggs: Back in L.A. last night, thousands attended a vigil with faith leaders. Reverend Jaime Edwards-Acton was in the crowd. Rev. Jaime Edward-Action, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church: and If you're a daughter or son and your father was taken away, you're not just going to be grieving. You're going to be angry, right? You're going to be angry and you want justice. And so you're going to make that known. And so you're going to shout. You're going to scream. You're going to yell at people. But it's very few that take it beyond that, right? And so — and we're here to try to be — to show that alternative, right, that nonviolent alternative. Marcia Biggs: The crowd then marched to the federal complex nearby where the National Guard stood watch. Like in previous nights, there were some tense moments outside the federal complex here. Police had to block roads and even fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. The crowd eventually thinned. Protesters are back at it again today, but after a calmer night, there are some small signs of a return to normalcy with crews even out trying to clean up the graffiti in the area. But all of this is happening as we hear reports today of more ICE raids in various parts of the city — Amna. Amna Nawaz: Marcia Biggs reporting for us from Los Angeles tonight once again. Marcia, thank you. Well, for more now on how lawmakers are viewing the protests and the president's response, we're joined by congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins . So, Lisa, I know you have been speaking with members of Congress all day today. Let's start with the Republicans you have been speaking to. How are they viewing the president's actions? Lisa Desjardins : There is one overall theme for most Republicans. They support the president. They support the actions here. There is a small minority that has some questions about what's happening and maybe has an issue, has an issue with the Marines themselves. But the vast majority of Republicans here on Capitol Hill that we spoke to today support the president. And they say three specific things. One, they're telling us that they think the situation in Los Angeles was too volatile, too dangerous. And they have even pointed to past situations, in their opinion, to say that California was not going to get the situation under control. Number two, repeatedly, there is sort of a talking point, a messaging and a belief by these Republicans that President Trump did need to take action because his job is to protect Americans. Number three, and this is important, Amna, Republicans today, many of them repeated this idea to me, that the Marines are there only to protect federal buildings and federal personnel. So while they weren't saying this was a red line for them, this was something that made it easier for Republicans to support active-duty troops going into Los Angeles from President Trump. Now, we spoke to many Republicans today. I want to play a little bit of what some said, but many of them, while they're defending President Trump, were criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom. So here's some of what we heard starting with a California Republican. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA): To be honest, my governors on the wrong side of history, like governors in the past who stood in the way of civil rights. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE): I want to see rule of law. I mean, in the end, we can't rationalize or accept the violence and the burning of cars. So I guess I think the president's doing the right thing. Lisa Desjardins : Well, this has been the dominant thought, supporting the president from Republicans. I will say this conversation, this topic is not actually dominant itself on Capitol Hill. More members left and right seem to be focused on the president's budget bill. Amna Nawaz: Well, Lisa, you mentioned there a minority of Republicans who disagree with the federal response. Tell us who we're talking about there and what their criticism is. Lisa Desjardins : Right. We're talking about those who are speaking out publicly. There's a nuanced layer here, but let's talk about this small number of people who are questioning President Trump's actions. You can look at this right here. We talked to Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Susan Collins today. She is someone who does not believe the president should send active-duty Marines into the sphere. She says that is a problem, especially with state-owned authority. The other one, Tony Gonzales, of Texas, he's someone who generally supports the president taking action here, but has called for the president to de-escalate what he's doing in Los Angeles. Now, what's interesting here is, Democrats, of course, they are united in terms of opposing what President Trump is doing and his actions. Here's some of what they have said. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA): This is not a rebellion. This is not an insurrection. These are demonstrators, only a small number of whom have engaged in violence. It's a very serious issue for every governor in every state if the president, on his own whim, decides to take command of a state's National Guard. Lisa Desjardins : Multiple Democratic sources stressed this point to me, saying, if Trump did this in a rural or red state, then Republicans might feel differently. Amna Nawaz: Lisa, before you go, I know you have some reporting on the rescissions package before Congress. What's the latest on that? Lisa Desjardins : Quickly, this is touch and go right now. This is our exclusive reporting, as far as I know, right now. We know of four House Republicans who are questioning the rescissions package. You can look at some pictures of them. These are generally moderate Republicans. They're questioning the rescissions package on two grounds, the public broadcasting cuts and also the cuts to PEPFAR, the program that tries to prevent and treat HIV across the world. Amna Nawaz: Lisa Desjardins , thank you very much. Lisa Desjardins : You're welcome.

Incensed House Democrats plan ICE funding war

House Democrats, incensed at being repeatedly denied access to ICE facilities, are warming to the idea of using the appropriations process to force policy changes at the agency if they retake Congress. Why it matters: ICE-focused protests and pressure from their grassroots are forcing Democrats to inch away from their instinctively defensive crouch on immigration. But there is internal division on how far to go. "You've got a situation where our base is demanding more and more of us every day," said one House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The lawmaker added that "a number of us have been told by constituents that we have to be willing to get shot" while trying to conduct oversight at ICE facilities and "be able to make news out of it." Many Democrats are still scarred by GOP attacks on the #AbolishICE movement and hesitant to take steps that appear to be aimed at dismantling or downsizing the agency. State of play: Just over the weekend, House Democrats in California and New York were refused access to ICE facilities in their respective states to perform checks on detained migrants. Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and Norma Torres (D-Calif.) have alleged that ICE officials even sprayed "some type of irritant into the air to push us back." Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is being prosecuted by the Justice Department for allegedly assaulting law enforcement — which she denies — during a visit to an ICE facility in her state during which she was initially refused entry. What they're saying: Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) said he believes Democrats should "reassess the funding possibilities. Absolutely." He said of being denied access to an ICE facility this weekend: "They ask for money, right? And then ... I go there and they don't allow us to go and check out the facilities." Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), a member of Democratic leadership, told Axios, "Everybody's on board with the fact that what's going on right now is not right, and ... reform is needed." "This administration is ... rounding people up by mistake — they don't care," said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), chair of the center-left New Democrat Coalition. "We can't let that happen." Zoom in: Key Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee signaled that ICE is on the table as part of a broader effort to scrutinize Trump administration spending. "There will be a review of everything ... looking at what are the kinds of things we can do to get our government back on track," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the panel's ranking member. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.), the ranking member of the homeland security subcommittee, told Axios: "We're going to look at all funding. ... What's happening right now is really bad." Between the lines: A clash is already brewing over how far to go — with some progressives eyeing actual funding cuts as moderate border hawks draw a bright red line in opposition to that idea. "Some of us would like to see it completely broken down ... I've been talking about reducing funding," said Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.). Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) criticized "hypocrisy" among Democrats, "where folks want to campaign against ICE when we're in the minority, but then when we're in the majority, we continue to funnel unfettered funds with absolutely no guardrails." Centrist Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), a member of the Appropriations Committee, told Axios he is "sure there will be a push," but he "will not support reducing ICE" funding. The bottom line: Even centrists like Cuellar aren't ruling out supporting potential policy riders to appropriations bills to try to reform the agency. "It's a policy. The men and women, they're the same. It just depends what policy comes down," he told Axios. Ramirez, for her part, was clear-eyed that "you're not going to see an abolishing of ICE" even though "some of us might want that." "A number of us are introducing legislation even now to continue to talk about changing policy, specifically to ICE," she said. "I think you're going to see more people do the policy thing, more than the defunding parts of it."

Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on a fast track to deportation

SEATTLE (AP) — A transgender woman who says she was raped by Mexican cartel members told an immigration judge in Oregon that she wanted her asylum case to continue. A Venezuelan man bluntly told a judge in Seattle, “They will kill me if I go back to my country.” A man and his cousin said they feared for their lives should they return to Haiti. Many asylum-seekers, like these three, dutifully appeared at routine hearings before being arrested outside courtrooms last week, a practice that has jolted immigration courts across the country as the White House works toward its promise of mass deportations. The large-scale arrests that began in May have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants accustomed to remaining free while judges grind through a backlog of 3.6 million cases, typically taking years to reach a decision. Now they must consider whether to show up and possibly be detained and deported, or skip their hearings and forfeit their bids to remain in the country. The playbook has become familiar. A judge will grant a government lawyer’s request to dismiss deportation proceedings. Moments later, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers — often masked — arrest the person in the hallway and put them on a fast track to deportation, called “expedited removal.” President Donald Trump sharply expanded fast-track authority in January, allowing immigration officers to deport someone without first seeing a judge. Although fast-track deportations can be put on hold by filing a new asylum claim, people can be swiftly removed if they fail an initial screening. Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) ‘People are more likely to give up’ The transgender woman from Mexico, identified in court filings as O-J-M, was arrested outside the courtroom after a judge granted the government’s request to dismiss her case. She said in a court filing that she crossed the border in September 2023, two years after being raped by cartel members because of her gender, and had regularly checked in at ICE offices, as instructed. O-J-M was taken to an ICE facility in Portland before being sent to a detention center in Tacoma, Washington, where attorney Kathleen Pritchard said in court filings she was unable to schedule a nonrecorded legal phone call for days. “It’s an attempt to disappear people,” said Jordan Cunnings, one of O-J-M’s attorneys and legal director of the nonprofit Innovation Law Lab. “If you’re subject to this horrible disappearance suddenly, and you can’t get in touch with your attorney, you’re away from friends and family, you’re away from your community support network, that’s when people are more likely to give up and not be able to fight their cases.” O-J-M was eligible for fast-track deportation because she was in the United States less than two years, but that was put on hold when she expressed fear of returning to Mexico, according to a declaration filed with the court by ICE deportation officer Chatham McCutcheon. She will remain in the United States at least until her initial screening interview for asylum, which had not been scheduled at the time of the court filing, the officer said. The administration is “manipulating the court system in bad faith to then initiate expedited removal proceedings,” said Isa Peña, director of strategy for the Innovation Law Lab. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not respond to questions about the number of cases dismissed since last month and the number of arrests made at or near immigration courts. It said in a statement that most people who entered the U.S. illegally within the past two years are subject to expedited removals. “If they have a valid credible fear claim, they will continue in immigration proceedings, but if no valid claim is found, aliens will be subject to a swift deportation,” the statement said. The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, which runs the immigration courts, declined to comment. ICE has used increasingly aggressive tactics in Los Angeles and elsewhere while under orders from Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, to increase immigration arrests to at least 3,000 a day. People gather outside immigration court in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, chanting with drums and holding up signs reading, “Free Them All Abolish ICE,” and “No to Deportations,” in solidarity with the protesters in Los Angeles voicing opposition to ICE arrests. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle) People gather outside immigration court in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, chanting with drums and holding up signs reading, “Free Them All Abolish ICE,” and “No to Deportations,” in solidarity with the protesters in Los Angeles voicing opposition to ICE arrests. (AP Photo/Martha Bellisle) Tension in the hallways In Seattle, a Venezuelan man sat in a small waiting room, surrounded by others clutching yellow folders while a half-dozen masked, plainclothes ICE officers lined the halls. Protesters held signs in Spanish, including one that read, “Keep faith that love and justice will prevail in your favor,” and peppered officers with insults, saying their actions were immoral. Judge Kenneth Sogabe granted the government’s request to dismiss the Venezuelan man’s deportation case, despite his objections that he and his wife faced death threats back home. “I want my case to be analyzed and heard. I do not agree with my case being dismissed,” the man said through an interpreter. Sogabe, a former Defense Department attorney who became a judge in 2021, told the man that Department of Homeland Security lawyers could dismiss a case it brought but he could appeal within 30 days. He could also file an asylum claim. “When I leave, no immigration officer can detain me, arrest me?” the man asked. “I can’t answer that,” the judge replied. “I do not have any connection with the enforcement arm.” The man stepped out of the courtroom and was swarmed by officers who handcuffed him and walked him to the elevators. Later that morning, a Haitian man was led away in tears after his case was dismissed. For reasons that were not immediately clear, the government didn’t drop its case against the man’s cousin, who was released with a new hearing date. The pair entered the United States together last year using an online, Biden-era appointment system called CBP One. Trump ended CBP One and revoked two-year temporary status for those who used it. Alex Baron, a lawyer for the pair, said the arrests were a scare tactic. “Word gets out and other people just don’t come or don’t apply for asylum or don’t show up to court. And when they don’t show up, they get automatic removal orders,” he said. At least seven others were arrested outside the Seattle courtrooms that day. In most cases, they didn’t speak English or have money to hire a lawyer. A federal agent holds handcuffs outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) A federal agent holds handcuffs outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) A judge resists In Atlanta, Judge Andrew Hewitt challenged an ICE lawyer who moved to dismiss removal cases against several South and Central Americans last week so the government could put them on a fast track to deportation. Hewitt, a former ICE attorney who was appointed a judge in 2023, was visibly frustrated. He conceded to a Honduran man that the government’s reasoning “seems a bit circular and potentially inefficient” because he could show he’s afraid to return to his country and be put right back in immigration court proceedings. The Honduran man hadn’t filed an asylum claim and Hewitt eventually signed what he called a “grossly untimely motion” to dismiss the case, advising the man of his right to appeal. He denied a government request to dismiss the case of a Venezuelan woman who had filed an asylum application and scheduled a hearing for January 2027. Hewitt refused to dismiss the case of a young Ecuadorian woman, telling the government lawyer to put the request in writing for consideration at an August hearing. Immigration officers waited near the building’s exit with handcuffs and took her into custody.

Democrats blast Trump’s travel ban, but legal challenges may be tough

President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 19 countries came under mounting criticism Thursday from congressional Democrats and at least one Republican, but legal experts predicted the order would be difficult to stop through challenges in court. Advocates for immigrants and some Democratic state attorneys general said they are examining the restrictions — including a full ban on travelers from 12 nations and a partial ban on those from seven others — for potential legal action. Federal courts blocked two versions of a travel ban during Trump’s first term before the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a third revision in 2018 after more than a year of legal wrangling. At least one Republican elected official — Rep. Michael Lawler of New York — condemned the ban on Thursday, citing the humanitarian crisis in Haiti as a reason to remove it from the list. Legal analysts said the administration appeared to have applied lessons from the first term and crafted the new order in a way that makes it less susceptible to being blocked in federal court. The White House said the ban will include exceptions for legal permanent residents, refugees, current visa holders and individuals whose entry serves U.S. national interests. Follow Trump’s second term Follow “Because the Supreme Court did uphold the final, somewhat watered-down version of President Trump’s third Muslim ban, a legal challenge would face hurdles,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which sued over the travel ban in Trump’s first term. Mitchell said the new ban is “not as bad as it could have been” and suggested that advocates might have better success challenging the order on behalf of specific individuals rather than trying to stop it outright. Skip to end of carousel Trump presidency Follow live updates on the Trump administration. We’re tracking Trump’s progress on campaign promises and legal challenges to his executive orders and actions. End of carousel “I think we’re seeing a maturing of the Trump administration’s legal arguments,” said César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, an Ohio State University law professor and the author of several books on immigration enforcement. “The executive order that the president issued yesterday reads like a carefully drafted and thought-out legal document. That’s different than the 2017 version, which read much more like a political statement or a long press release.” A White House official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations, said the administration has been working on developing and refining the new ban since Trump signed an executive order directing national security agencies to assess security and terrorism risks posed by other countries. The restrictions, set to begin Monday, set off a scramble Thursday at U.S. consulates in the affected regions. Some officials said they were kept in the dark about the timing of the announcement and are awaiting additional guidance from the State Department. U.S. diplomats were instructed not to cancel previously scheduled appointments of applicants, according to an intra-agency cable obtained by The Washington Post. But they were told to deny any requests for expedited appointments or visa processing for those from affected countries. The presidential proclamation fully restricts the entry of individuals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also partially restricts the entry of travelers from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Democrats denounced the travel ban as inhumane and unnecessary, with Rep. Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) calling Trump a “white-supremacist-in-chief” whose directive amounts to “a shameful expansion of his hateful Muslim and African ban from his first term.” Lawler became the first GOP House member to voice criticism, calling on the administration to remove Haiti from the list of countries facing a full ban. He said Haiti is confronting an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis” because of widespread violence. “We have a moral duty to help. Haitians cannot do it alone,” said Lawler, whose district includes Hudson Valley, which has a large population of Haitian immigrants. “This travel ban will only deepen the suffering of Haitians.” 1:41 Senators were divided on the effectiveness and legality of President Donald Trump's latest travel ban for 19 countries, which goes into effect June 9. (Video: Anna Liss-Roy/The Washington Post) Trump and senior administration officials defended the ban, citing national security concerns and saying the restrictions target countries that lack sufficient security vetting for issuing passports or whose citizens have high rates of overstaying their U.S. visas. In a video message announcing the travel ban Wednesday, the president cited the attack in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday that injured a dozen demonstrators marching in support of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. Federal authorities have charged an Egyptian immigrant and are seeking to deport his wife and children. Egypt is not under the travel ban. Some immigrant rights advocates accused Trump of trying to exploit the Boulder attack for political gain by announcing the travel ban just days later. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday that the restrictions “can’t come soon enough.” When asked whether the firebombing attack in Boulder influenced the proclamation — and why Egypt was not included — he said: “Egypt is a country we work with very closely. They have things under control.” Trump said the travel ban list is subject to changes, noting that some countries could be removed if they improve security vetting of travelers and others could be added depending on circumstances. The Trump administration did not provide details about how many prospective travelers could be affected. Stuart Anderson, executive director of the National Foundation for American Policy, said his organization estimates that, based on federal data from fiscal 2023, about 25,000 people annually from the 19 countries would be denied family reunification visas under the ban. Anderson said an additional 100,000 B1 or B2 temporary visas for tourism or business, 10,000 student visas, and 2,400 J1 educational and cultural exchange visas would be denied each year. “The way it is crafted, the folks who really will be blocked are going to be family-sponsored and employment-sponsored immigrants,” he said. Many of the legal challenges brought against Trump’s first attempt at a travel ban, in 2017, hinged on discriminatory public comments he made about Muslims and arguments that the ban, in effect, was specifically targeting them for their religious beliefs. By the time the Supreme Court approved a third, substantially revised travel ban in 2018, North Korea and Venezuela had been added to the list, and the administration had made specific claims that allowing visitors from each of the included nations were detrimental to U.S. interests. Aziz Huq, a constitutional law scholar at the University of Chicago, said Trump’s order on Wednesday showed clear signs that his administration had learned from its mistakes. “It’s plainly written in light of the [Supreme Court’s] previous ruling,” Huq said. “The decision from 2018 makes the exercise of this power more difficult to challenge than it was previously.” Stephen Yale-Loehr, a retired Cornell University immigration law scholar, noted that the new ban includes specific rationales for each nation on the list and contains other measures that would probably shield the order from legal claims of arbitrariness, irrationality or discrimination. “They’ve clearly learned from their first go-rounds,” Yale-Loehr said. Still, he predicted, legal challenges would arise. For example, he said, advocacy groups might seek to pursue discrimination claims if the administration’s stated rationale for including a country in the ban also apply to nations not on the list.

Trump signs proclamation to ban travel from 12 countries

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing security risks. The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as Burma; Chad; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Haiti; Iran; Libya; Somalia; Sudan; and Yemen. People from seven countries will have partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. The proclamation includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories and individuals whose entry serves US national interests. The president made the final call on signing the proclamation after the antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, according to a White House official. He was considering it beforehand, but Sunday’s assault put it into motion faster. The suspect in the attack, however, was an Egyptian national, and Egypt was not included on the list of banned countries. “President Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm,” White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson wrote on X. “These commonsense restrictions are country-specific and include places that lack proper vetting, exhibit high visa overstay rates, or fail to share identity and threat information,” she wrote. Trump said in a video posted Wednesday that new countries could be added to the travel ban as “threats emerge around the world.” “The list is subject to revision based on whether material improvements are made. And likewise new countries can be added as threats emerge around the world, but we will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm and nothing will stop us from keeping America safe,” the president said. The proclamation takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on June 9, according to the White House. Wednesday’s proclamation comes less than five months after the president was inaugurated. On his first day in office, he issued an executive order directing cabinet members, including the secretary of state, to compile a list of countries “for which vetting and screening information is so deficient as to warrant a partial or full suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries.” In his first term, Trump barred travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations from coming to the US, a policy that saw court challenges. The Supreme Court upheld the third version of Trump’s travel ban that was issued in 2017. It restricted entry in varying degrees from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela. President Joe Biden ultimately repealed it when he took office in 2021. The barring of nationals from Afghanistan could impact Afghans who worked alongside the US during its two decades of war there. Tens of thousands of Afghans have already been caught in limbo due to other Trump administration executive orders suspending the US refugee admissions program and the suspension of foreign aid funding for flights of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders. The executive order says it provides an exemption for Afghan Special Immigrant Visas, but countless other vulnerable Afghans who do not qualify for the program are likely still at risk. Shawn Vandiver, the founder of #AfghanEvac, a leading US coalition of resettlement and veterans’ groups, said the travel ban “disproportionately affects families and individuals seeking lawful entry into the US.” The proclamation “is a strategic move, not a response to an immediate threat,” Vandiver said in a statement. The ban also sparked criticism from the governments of impacted countries. Venezuela’s Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace said on Wednesday that being in the US “is a big risk for anyone, not just Venezuelans.” “If you’re really that foolish, then go to the United States,” Diosdado Cabello said on government TV, Reuters news agency reported. Oxfam, meanwhile, warned that the proclamation “marks a chilling return to policies of fear, discrimination, and division.” The ban will deny entry to the US for individuals and families fleeing war and persecution, “forcing them to remain in dangerous conditions,” Abby Maxman, Oxfam America’s President and CEO, said in a statement.

US immigration officers ordered to arrest more people even without warrants

Senior US immigration officials over the weekend instructed rank-and-file officers to “turn the creative knob up to 11” when it comes to enforcement, including by interviewing and potentially arresting people they called “collaterals”, according to internal agency emails viewed by the Guardian. Officers were also urged to increase apprehensions and think up tactics to “push the envelope” one email said, with staff encouraged to come up with new ways of increasing arrests and suggesting them to superiors. “If it involves handcuffs on wrists, it’s probably worth pursuing,” another message said. yellow tape surrounds a crime scene Family of suspect in Colorado fire attack taken into custody of US immigration Read more The instructions not only mark a further harshening of attitude and language by the Trump administration in its efforts to fulfill election promises of “mass deportation” but also indicate another escalation in efforts, by being on the lookout for undocumented people whom officials may happen to encounter – here termed “collaterals” – while serving arrest warrants for others. The emails, sent by two top Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials this past Saturday, instructed officers around the country to increase arrest numbers over the weekend. This followed the Department of Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, and the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, pressing immigration officials last month to jack up immigration-related arrests to at least 3,000 people a day. One of the emails, written by Marcos Charles, the acting executive associate director of Ice’s enforcement and removal operations, instructs Ice officials to go after people they may coincidentally encounter. “All collaterals encounters [sic] need to be interviewed and anyone that is found to be amenable to removal needs to be arrested,” Charles wrote, also saying: “We need to turn up the creative knob up to 11 and push the envelope.” The email later added: “We complained for the last four years about not being allowed to do our job, and now the time has come for us to step up!” Experts explained that collateral arrests happen when Ice has a warrant to arrest a particular person or persons but when they arrive, they might encounter additional people, such as relatives or co-workers, and then arrest them as well. This despite not having additional warrants or necessarily any evidence of crimes. Being undocumented in the US is a civil offense, not criminal, so “collateral” arrests may oftentimes include people with no criminal backgrounds. Ice is typically required to have a warrant before they arrest someone. Although not illegal, the practice of collateral arrests without a warrant has been less common, due to heightened legal requirements. “I am extremely troubled by [the emails] for a number of reasons,” said Mark Fleming, associate director of litigation at the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC). Fleming said the emails suggest an attempt by Ice to skirt the legal requirements for warrantless arrests. In 2022, a court settlement put in place some rules for Ice, requiring the agency to have warrants to justify an arrest. If officers did not have a warrant during a collateral arrest, Ice had to show probable cause to justify the arrest and detention. Notably, an officer had to document that a person was likely to escape before getting the additional warrant. The settlement terms ended in mid-May. But Fleming and the NIJC are challenging the Trump administration, claiming that the settlement should continue to protect people from warrantless arrests. They also accuse Ice of violating the settlement terms earlier this year when Ice officials unlawfully arrested a number of people without obtaining warrants, Fleming and the NIJC said, and then generating the warrant after the arrests. The emails obtained by the Guardian, Fleming said, shows that Ice “learned nothing from the litigation and the policy that resulted. It sure seems like there is an intention to once again violate both the statute but also the requirements for making warrantless arrests.” skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to This Week in Trumpland Free newsletter A deep dive into the policies, controversies and oddities surrounding the Trump administration Enter your email address Sign up Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion Another email reviewed by the Guardian was sent on Saturday by a senior longtime Ice official, Francisco Madrigal. “While the weekend is still young, please look at efforts to increase our arrests over these two days compared to our results from last weekend,” Madrigal wrote. “We know there are different dynamics to consider on Sats and Sundays, and many of you have been pushing what works and trying out new lines of effort as well. “If you’d like to run something up or if we can help give a push somewhere, please reach out. If it involves handcuffs on wrists, it’s probably worth pursuing,” Madrigal added. The Trump administration has roped in other federal agencies and further deputized local law enforcement officials as it pushes to widen its dragnet. Charles also asked officials, on the topic of collateral arrests and increased efforts, to “convey this to your local federal partners and teams”. The Department of Homeland Security responded that the Trump administration was pursuing “criminal illegal aliens”. “After four years of not being allowed to do their jobs, Ice officers are being empowered under President Trump and Secretary Noem’s leadership to enforce the law and arrest illegal aliens,” the DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Although it may come as a shock to the Guardian that the Trump administration is arresting illegal aliens, this is not groundbreaking news, and it is exactly what the American people elected President Trump to do.” Michael Kagan, the director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic, said the push to arrest people without warrants was a divergence from Obama- and Biden-era policies, during which Ice prioritized arresting people with criminal backgrounds. Under the first and current Trump administrations, “everyone can be a priority”, he said. “Collateral arrests are an outgrowth of that,” Kagan added, warning that they can open the door to abuses, including racial profiling and the arrest of US citizens. “It’s about immigration enforcement becoming indiscriminate and just targeting whoever they can get their hands on, rather than a more targeted approach.” You've read 5 articles this year. Your support helps independent media stand up for the truth. Save 30% off an annual Guardian subscription to enjoy fiercely independent, quality journalism for less. Article count on Why you can rely on the Guardian not to bow to Trump – or anyone I hope you appreciated this article. Before you move on, I wanted to ask whether you could support the Guardian’s journalism as we face the unprecedented challenges of covering this administration. As Trump himself observed: “The first term, everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.” He’s not entirely wrong. Already, several large corporate-owned news organizations have settled multimillion-dollar lawsuits with the president in order to protect their business interests. Meanwhile, billionaires have intervened editorially in the news outlets they own to limit potentially unfavorable coverage of the president. The Guardian is different: we have no interest in being Donald Trump’s – or any politician’s – friend. Our allegiance as independent journalists is not to those in power but to the public. Whatever happens in the coming months and years, you can rely on the Guardian never to bow down to power, nor back down from truth.

College student's immigration detention highlights Dreamers' growing deportation risks

A traffic stop made in error upended the life of a 19-year-old woman who was born in Mexico and has lived in Georgia most of her life. It also shows the growing risks undocumented young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, known as Dreamers, face under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Ximena Arias-Cristobal is opening up about how being wrongly pulled over by police in the city of Dalton last month put her on immigration authorities' radar and made her susceptible to deportation. ADVERTISING "There’s no way to go back to how my life was before," Arias-Cristobal told NBC News during a virtual conversation with reporters on Tuesday. Arias-Cristobal has lived in the U.S. since she was 4 years old. “Georgia is my home,” she said. Ximena Arias-Cristobal. Ximena Arias-Cristobal says she "hopes to have a future here in the United States."Courtesy Eileen Cunha / NP Agency When Dalton police stopped Arias-Cristobal on May 5, they accused her of making an improper turn and driving without a valid driver’s license. A week later, all traffic-related charges against her were dropped after dashcam video of the traffic stop showed that the officer meant to stop another vehicle. Still, Arias-Cristobal spent two days in county jail and two and a half weeks at an immigration detention center in rural Georgia. Recommended U.S. news Boulder attack suspect appears in court as family remains in ICE detention Diddy on Trial 'Jane,' ex-girlfriend of Sean Combs, testifies feeling financially threatened into 'freak offs' Her case shows what nearly 2.5 million Dreamers living in the U.S. face as the Trump administration steps up the pace of deportations of immigrants who don’t have criminal charges or convictions, despite the president's campaign vows to prioritize the deportations of violent criminals. “Dreamers are under attack,” said Gaby Pacheco, president of TheDream.US, an organization helping Dreamers go to college. An athlete and a honor student, Arias-Cristobal attended Dalton public schools her whole life. Arias-Cristobal received a national scholarship from TheDream.US, which runs a highly regarded scholarship program for undocumented youth with financial needs. She’s pursuing a degree in finance and economics at Dalton State Community College. “We have thousands of Dreamers apply to TheDream.US, like Ximena. The reason why Ximena got this scholarship is because she was one of the best,” Pacheco said, adding that Arias-Cristobal demonstrated to be a good student at school, a member of the running team and active in her church and community. Two weeks ago, Arias-Cristobal was released on the minimal amount of bond possible under the law, $1,500. The Dalton police officer who arrested Arias-Cristobal resigned on May 23, two days after she was released from immigration detention.

ICE is helping normalize the eradication of due process

In Miami, Julio David Pérez Rodríguez, a Cuban national who last month went to his immigration hearing to seek his legal right to asylum, was arrested by plainclothes officers at an elevator, as first reported by Noticias Telemundo. “We’re coming to this country to seek freedom.... What is happening with this country?” he said in that moment. We’re coming to this country to seek freedom.... What is happening with this country? Julio David Pérez Rodríguez, a cuban asylum seeker detained by ICE As Suzanne Gamboa’s NBC News story from last week notes, “Pérez Rodríguez is one of dozens of immigrants caught in similar dragnets drawn in cities around the country since last week, as the reality of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation penetrates further into American families’ consciousness.” ADVERTISING In January, Stephanie Ali’s family met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in the New Orleans suburb where they lived. They were reportedly told they were not under arrest and not being deported, but would need to accompany agents to an immigration court hearing in Houston. Once in Houston, though, they weren’t taken to court, but put on a flight for the first leg of their deportation to Honduras. The 24-year-old woman, who’d been living in the U.S. since she was 10, told Verite News by phone that when she saw they were being led to another plane she got very scared. “Even just to think of it right now, I start to cry because it’s so horrible,” she said. ICE lying and using ruses is neither new nor illegal but we’re becoming increasingly aware of them now because the Trump administration is trying to deport people at an unprecedented scale. A new and aggressive “Operation at Large” plan is promising to detain at least 3,000 migrants daily. Immigrants are still told to trust the system: Show up for your hearing, obey notices, follow the orders and wait for your chance to do right. But what good is a system that pretends to offer protection but is designed to fail you? ICE agents have been waiting inside courthouses, ready to detain immigrants the moment their cases are resolved or purposely dismissed so they can be detained. If judges try to resist such tactics, they might be met with grand jury indictments, as in the case of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who now faces charges of obstruction, impeding a federal department and concealing an undocumented individual from arrest. ICE arrest of high school student sends shock waves through Massachusetts 05:25 But not only have ICE agents been hiding out in courthouses, they’ve been hiding behind masks (which the new ICE head defends) and, according to some reports, sometimes wearing tattoos associated with white supremacists (which the Department of Homeland Security vehemently denies), these agents stop people in courthouses, on their way to work, on their way to church, on their way to high school volleyball practice. It no longer matters if you appear in court for your case, if you stay out of trouble, or if you follow the rules as the system asks you to. Marcelo Gomes da Silva, an 18-year-old high school student, was driving to volleyball practice this weekend in Milford, Massachusetts, when ICE agents pulled him over. They were looking for his father. It didn’t matter. Once agents realized he was undocumented, they took him, too. “Most Americans are NOT anti-immigrant; they’re just anti-chaos,” Immigration Hub Co-Executive Director Beatriz Lopez said in an email about what we are all seeing in real time. It no longer matters if you appear in court for your case, if you stay out of trouble, or if you follow the rules. So far, though, Trump is driving the chaos, and it shows no signs of slowing down. “When we go into the community and find others who are unlawfully here, we’re going to arrest them,” Patricia Hyde, Boston’s acting ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations field director, said Monday. “He’s 18 years old and he’s illegally in this country. We had to go to Milford looking for someone else and if we come across someone else who is here illegally, we’re going to arrest them.” If you are undocumented, the Trump administration has determined that you are a criminal, no matter your status or situation. There is no way out. Full stop. More from MSNBC Daily Must reads from Today's list There's a silver lining for Democrats in Trump's broken promises Paul Waldman Trump's posting on Truth Social has spiraled out of control Zeeshan Aleem As of May 23, a NBC News tracker of ICE data notes that 48,674 migrants are currently detained. Just 30.6% of them have criminal convictions, 26.5% have pending criminal charges, 43.2% are listed with the vague “other immigration violator” label, and 9.9% are fast-tracked for deportation. Missouri town rallying behind beloved community member facing deportation 07:21 “The American people are already starting to recoil from Trump’s immigration agenda, including the way he’s weaponizing immigration as the ‘tip of the spear’ for a broader assault on core constitutional pillars such as due process and the separation of powers,” Vanessa Cárdenas, America’s Voice executive director, said in an email. She added, “Trump’s overreach and ugliness are moving us in the wrong direction on immigration, away from the real solutions America needs.” The fight for immigrants continues because giving up would mean accepting that this is all America will ever be. And giving up is something such activists refuse to do. The erosion of due process is a national crisis, but the Trump deportation machine keeps going and shows no sign of stopping. It is all normalized now. Courts, which once stood as symbols of fairness and protection, are now just another stage for people showing up expecting due process to have it denied.