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Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on a fast track to deportation

Large-scale arrests outside immigration courts have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants who are accustomed to remaining free while judges grind through a backlog of 3.6 million cases.

FILE – Federal law enforcement wait in a parking garage to take people into custody outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE – Federal law enforcement wait in a parking garage to take people into custody outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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The arrests follow a pattern.

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