No wonder agents arresting people at Phoenix immigration court wore masks

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1. Arresting immigrants who came into the country legally and played by the rules.

Laurie Roberts
Arizona Republic
Updated 22 May 2025

... This week, masked federal agents are staking out the immigration court in downtown Phoenix, arresting people who appear to have come into the country legally — handcuffing them and carting them away.

One woman, who was with her 14-year-old son, told an Arizona Republic reporter that she didn't know she would face arrest for appearing in court.

In other words, for following the rules ...

Trump is going after people who made appointments to come into the country legally to seek asylum — people who were issued court dates and showed up for those hearings ...

https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2025/05/21/arizona-immigration-court-arrest-trump-deportation/83778737007/