Trevor Hughes

You know, I think we're still starting to or maybe only just beginning to understand the ramifications of what this really means. For years, ICE has detained people illegally. and then brought them back to court for their appearances. That happens all the time.

If someone is accused of crimes, just local crimes in one state versus another, they might be transported from Massachusetts to Colorado to appear before a judge. What we're seeing in this case is that ICE is not making some of those folks available and instead is just deporting. And I think the argument is that it is better to deport these people and get them

If someone is accused of crimes, just local crimes in one state versus another, they might be transported from Massachusetts to Colorado to appear before a judge. What we're seeing in this case is that ICE is not making some of those folks available and instead is just deporting. And I think the argument is that it is better to deport these people and get them

off the sort of the tax rolls, as it were, right? We don't have to pay for their incarceration or their detention if we simply send them back to where they came from.

off the sort of the tax rolls, as it were, right? We don't have to pay for their incarceration or their detention if we simply send them back to where they came from.

President Trump has basically said we should get these people out of this country, period. And he signed the Lake and Riley Act. It was the first law he signed as the new president. And so, you know, the president has been very, very committed to deporting people as the top priority.

President Trump has basically said we should get these people out of this country, period. And he signed the Lake and Riley Act. It was the first law he signed as the new president. And so, you know, the president has been very, very committed to deporting people as the top priority.

not necessarily the criminal prosecution now of course it's important to be clear there are still plenty of criminal prosecutions of suspected illegal immigrants that are going on in this country but what we're seeing is more and more is some of those folks are just being deported before they are criminally prosecuted all right really interesting findings here trevor hughes is a national correspondent with usa today thank you trevor you bet

not necessarily the criminal prosecution now of course it's important to be clear there are still plenty of criminal prosecutions of suspected illegal immigrants that are going on in this country but what we're seeing is more and more is some of those folks are just being deported before they are criminally prosecuted all right really interesting findings here trevor hughes is a national correspondent with usa today thank you trevor you bet