ICE Arrests Migrants at Multiple Courthouses Nationwide

Under President Trump's intensified immigration enforcement policies in 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have escalated tactics by arresting migrants at routine check-in appointments and immediately outside immigration courthouses. These arrests often occur at offices operated by private contractors like BI Inc., a subsidiary of the GEO Group, where migrants participating in alternative detention programs are unexpectedly detained and transported to ICE field offices. The practice extends to courthouse hallways nationwide, where migrants are apprehended moments after hearings, even those following legal procedures and some with cases dismissed, as part of an expanded expedited removal process targeting individuals who have resided in the U.S. for less than two years. This shift follows the rescinding of prior Department of Homeland Security guidance limiting enforcement near courthouses, with officials citing the need to arrest criminal illegal aliens, though internal documents reveal a broader net capturing non-detained migrants. These actions have sparked alarm among immigration attorneys, advocates, and lawmakers who argue they undermine due process and create fear within immigrant communities. Videos and eyewitness accounts depict agents, often masked and in plainclothes, swiftly arresting migrants, raising questions about the legality and human impact of these aggressive enforcement measures.