Overview

• State Sen. Ileana Garcia branded recent courthouse arrests of migrants with pending asylum claims as “unacceptable and inhumane,” blaming a Stephen Miller–driven push for mass deportations
• Rep. María Elvira Salazar warned that targeting asylum seekers in courts undermines due process and leaves thousands vulnerable to immediate removal
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been making arrests inside courthouses nationwide, prompting legal advocates to say fast-track deportations are bypassing immigration judges
• Homeland Security officials have revoked humanitarian protections for roughly 1 million people holding temporary legal status, intensifying uncertainty for Venezuelan, Cuban and Nicaraguan communities
• The White House maintains that all deportations include due process through USCIS adjudication prior to removal