ICE's novel strategy allows for more arrests from inside immigration courts

The Trump administration has a novel strategy to boost arrests and reduce courts' backlog: dismissing people's immigration cases and immediately arresting them.

ICE's novel strategy allows for more arrests from inside immigration courts
Federal agents take someone into custody after an immigration court hearing outside immigration court on May 21, 2025, in Phoenix.

The Trump administration has a novel strategy to boost arrests and reduce courts' backlog: dismissing people's immigration cases and immediately arresting them.

(Image credit: Ross D. Franklin)