Trump's ICE launches bold courthouse migrant arrest strategy to fast-track deportations Biden avoided
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Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are launching a nationwide effort to detain illegal immigrants following their asylum hearings, as they exit courtrooms, multiple sources familiar with the situation confirmed to Fox News.

The effort will target those who have been living in the United States for less than two years, sources said.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) strategy seeks to have illegal immigration cases dismissed. Federal authorities plan to detain migrants and place them under expedited removal proceedings, hastening their deportation from the country, allowing for nearly immediate removal without a hearing before an immigration judge, according to ICE sources.

Expedited removal is not possible if a migrant has an active, pending court case, which is why DHS officials aim to have them dismissed. Immigration judges, however, need to consent to dismiss cases, and thus far, they are cooperating with the initiative, sources indicated.

Plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers wait in the hallway of a Federal immigration court to arrest and deport immigrants leaving their scheduled court appearances on June 3, 2025 in New York City.

ICE has escalated their pursuit and detention of migrants by waiting outside courtrooms to see if judges are ordering them to be deported or if prosecutors are asking for their cases to be dismissed.  (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis )

Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, immigration attorney and CEO and owner of Lincoln-Goldfinch Law, told Fox News Digital that while “ICE can go in and conduct apprehensions in courthouses,” such arrests “can be restricted” if immigration judges refuse to dismiss cases. 

In an April 29 press release marking 100 days in office, DHS announced that border apprehensions were down 95% since President Donald Trump took office, and more migrants are returning to their home countries to avoid deportation. 

The administration also noted that it had arrested more than 158,000 illegal aliens in 2025 alone, including more than 600 members of Tren de Aragua, saying federal officials are “targeting the worst of the worst” with 75% of illegal immigrant arrests involving those with convictions or pending charges.

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