A spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority that President Donald Trump sharply expanded soon after taking office.

Immigration attorneys suspect ICE is using an "underhanded" tactic to sidestep court proceedings and boost deportation numbers for the Trump administration.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka reacts to the Trump DOJ charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver following a visit to an ICE facility in New Jersey. “It's political retribution. It is focusing on people who he thinks disagree with him,

President Donald Trump told reporters “the days of woke are over” as he defended his administration’s attempts to arrest Democratic Congresswoman LaMonica McIver. New Jersey Rep. McIver is facing federal assault charges following an incident at an ICE detention facility earlier this month,