Recently, ICE launched a nationwide operation to expedite deportations by arresting immigrants following their court hearings. This controversial approach targets individuals who have been in the U.S. for under two years and appear without attorneys. Typically, a closed case could lead to the cessation of deportation efforts, but arrests made by ICE after these hearings undermine this legal process. Critics, including legal experts, argue that such actions erode due process and dissuade other immigrants from seeking justice in immigration courts.
Going to immigration court is your chance to be heard, said Michelle Celleri, an attorney and legal rights director of Alliance San Diego. It is your right. It is part of due process.
ICE has told other news outlets that it is detaining people who are subject to a fast-track deportation authority.
Celleri said that arresting people who show up for their hearings would discourage others from coming to immigration courts.
In expedited removal, an immigration officer, rather than a judge, gives the deportation order.
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