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New phase of Trump deportation push: ICE arrests at immigration court

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Dozens of immigration court arrests were reported across the country last week , including in Texas , Arizona , Nevada , and New York .

ICE officers in at least 22 states have been told to arrest people right after a judge has ordered them to be deported or prosecutors have moved to drop their case.

ICE has defended courthouse arrests as a way to reduce safety risks to the public, its personnel, and immigrants.

Department of Homeland Security says most immigrants who illegally entered the U.S. within the past two years are subject to a process called “expedited removal.

Expedited removal allows the government to deport certain immigrants without guaranteed access to an immigration judge.

Typically, expedited removal has been applied to recent arrivals at the border.