ICE Has Only Seemed To Be Quieter Under New DHS Director Markwayne Mullin
The article reports that despite a lower public profile, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has intensified enforcement under new Department of Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullin. Arrests have surged to 2,000 per day, with over 63,000 people in ICE custody in horrific conditions. Immigration judges are issuing more than 10,000 deportation orders monthly, asylum grants have sharply declined, and mass deportation hearings involving up to 100 cases are being held with little notice. Deportation flights reached a record high in May, including to countries like Ghana and Cameroon. DHS has also ordered employers to fire thousands of legal immigrant workers likely to lose Temporary Protected Status. Recent fatal shootings by ICE agents in Houston, Maine, and Florida have revived some scrutiny, but public outcry remains muted compared to earlier protests. The article argues this quiet approach is deliberate, aiming to avoid mass protests while carrying out mass deportations.
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