Immigration Agencies Shift Focus to Routine Arrests. In a move that has sparked concerns among advocates for immigrant rights, US immigration agencies have started prioritizing routine immigration arrests as part of a broader effort to carry out President Trump's mass deportation plan. The shift in focus, which began last year, has seen Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents targeting individuals who have committed minor offenses or are in the country without proper documentation but have not been considered a priority for deportation in the past. Critics argue that this new approach will lead to the detention and deportation of thousands of people who were previously not considered a threat to national security or public safety.
The two agencies began focusing on routine immigration arrests last year as part of President Trump’s mass deportation effort.
