Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have begun waiting outside immigration courts across the United States to arrest immigrants immediately after Immigration Judge’s dismiss their cases. ICE issued guidance in January of 2025 permitting its officers to conduct operations near courthouses.
Reports began this week that ICE has begun efforts to get cases dismissed that have been pending for less than two years so that the agency could immediately apprehend immigrants and force them into an expedited removal process – effectively side-stepping the typical immigration court process.