Immigrants fear routine ICE check-ins could lead to deportations

Some immigrants are worried that routine check-ins with immigration authorities are turning into detention hotspots as the Trump administration ramps up deportations.

Some immigrants are worried that routine check-ins with immigration authorities are making them more vulnerable to being detained, as President Donald Trump and his administration ramp up arrests and deportations throughout the country.

This week, a 30-year-old Venezuelan immigrant who had been periodically checking in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in South Florida — as part of a process to remain in the U.S. — was unexpectedly detained during a routine appointment, his mother told NBC Miami.

The mother, whose name is being withheld to protect her son, said he was asked to show up at an immigration supervision office in Delray Beach on Monday afternoon to follow up on his immigration application and "fix something ... and that was a lie," she said.

The mother said she waited five hours for her son to finish his appointment but instead, she saw him being escorted out by immigration officers.

Her son has lived in the U.S. since he was 6 years old, she said, and despite reporting to his appointment, he was not given a fair chance to fight a deportation order placed against him.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/immigrants-fear-ice-appointments-deportations-rcna189803

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