ICE Jailed People Illegally 4,400 Times, Hundreds of Judges Rule: Report
www.newsweek.com

... According to a Reuters review of court records, over 4,000 immigrants were unlawfully detained under the Trump administration over the past few months.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Newsweek in an email Saturday in response to the report that "President Trump and Secretary Noem are now enforcing the law and arresting illegal aliens who have no right to be in our country, and reversed Biden's catch and release policy." ...

President Donald Trump has pledged to launch the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history. In the past year, immigration enforcement actions have at times swept up U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, and advocates have raised concerns about unlawful detentions and other due-process violations. ...

In at least 4,421 cases since early October, more than 400 federal judges have ruled that ICE was illegally detaining people, according to a Reuters review of court records. The administration has been met with a slew of lawsuits over its immigration policies in addition to emergency motions and petitions seeking detainees' release. ...

Trump border czar dismisses Democratic demands to reform ICE
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... White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday brushed off Democratic demands to reform ICE amid mounting backlash over the agency's tactics and a partisan deadlock over homeland security funding. ...