The US has begun arresting foreign nationals with expired visas at airports nationwide
US Begins Arresting Foreigners With Expired Visas at Airports
The United States has begun arresting foreigners with expired visas at airports, expanding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Punch reports, citing The New York Times, that ICE officers have detained travellers at check-in counters and boarding gates in at least 15 airports in recent weeks, targeting spouses of US citizens, skilled workers, and others with pending applications.
The programme previously focused on those with deportation orders but now covers visa overstays awaiting extensions. A DHS spokesperson defended the policy, saying the administration was enforcing immigration laws. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has reportedly set a target of 2,000 daily immigration arrests, with immigration lawyers describing the crackdown’s reach as unprecedented.
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