Newsweek
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents clad in tactical gear and ski masks stopped a Connecticut lawyer’s car outside a courthouse and arrested his client, a Polish immigrant working to adjust his visa status.
Adrian Baron, a New Britain-based attorney, detailed the incident on social media, describing how multiple blacked-out vehicles surrounded his car after he left a local courthouse.
“You might have heard that ICE is only going after hardened criminals, drug dealers, and gang members. It’s simply not true,” Baron said in a statement.
Newsweek reached out to ICE for comment via email.
Why It Matters
The event has sparked concern over the aggressive enforcement tactics employed by ICE agents and other federal agencies as they look to carry out President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation program.
Immigration policy continues to be a top concern in the U.S., especially after the reelection of Trump, who centered his campaign on mass deportation and tougher border security measures. His administration has pledged to carry out the largest mass deportation effort in U.S. history, focusing on the estimated 11.7 million individuals living in the country without legal status.
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