President Trump rode into office promising to secure U.S. borders and embark on a program of mass deportations of the millions of people in the country illegally.
By any measure, Trump’s policies have been wildly successful—but he’s not done yet.
Federal immigration agents have arrested multiple travelers at airports across the country this month, detaining individuals at departure gates, on jet bridges, and near terminal shops as the Trump administration continues its push to reach a goal of 2,000 immigration arrests per day.
Airport arrests are part of a broader effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to expand immigration enforcement through a variety of tactics, including increased scrutiny of travelers with expired visas.
Earlier this month, for example, a woman was detained at an airport in the Washington, D.C., area while traveling to Texas for her father’s funeral, according to her attorney, Joe Moravec.
Moravec said the woman, who requested anonymity, entered the United States legally and is currently seeking asylum. She is now being held in Virginia, CNN reported.
Moravec also said another of his clients was detained at Chicago’s airport.
According to the attorney, that individual was also legally present in the United States and is currently being held by ICE.
That said, border czar Tom Homan has repeatedly stated that immigration enforcement agents are only targeting illegal alien criminals and anyone who has been issued an order to leave the country by an immigration judge but has failed to do so, regardless of whether they initially entered the U.S. legally.