ICE and USCIS Enforcement Practices

Axios reports that under the Trump administration, ICE and USCIS are coordinating to identify and arrest some undocumented immigrants at U.S. green card interviews, with recent cases in San Diego and Cleveland where marriage‑based applicants were taken into custody even as their petitions were approved. Internal guidance at some USCIS field offices reportedly instructs officers to alert ICE as interviews conclude so agents can detain targeted applicants, a shift that union officials and immigration lawyers say undermines trust in federal buildings as "safe" spaces and is likely to drive more undocumented people away from pursuing legal status.