In a visible show of the Trump administration’s renewed focus on immigration enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been lining up outside courthouses across the country to carry out deportations of individuals in the country illegally. Officials say the operations mark a return to stricter adherence to immigration laws after years of perceived lax enforcement under previous policies.
President Donald Trump has highlighted these efforts as fulfillment of his campaign promises to secure the southern border and prioritize the removal of individuals with criminal records or those present unlawfully. The administration has moved aggressively to end sanctuary city policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, arguing that such measures previously shielded criminal offenders at the expense of public safety.