Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish graduate student in Somerville, was recently arrested by federal agents in a dramatic undercover operation. Critics argue that the Trump administration's increased deportation efforts have led to legal immigrants, such as Ozturk, being treated like criminal suspects. This incident raises concerns about the tactics being used, as masked agents conducted an arrest typically associated with undocumented individuals. Former officials highlight that plainclothes ICE agents are allowed to conduct such arrests while showing their badges, but the focus seems to be shifting toward immigrants with legal status and valid visas, raising alarms among advocacy groups.
As the Trump administration ramps up its deportation efforts, critics say tourists, foreign students and other legal immigrants are being subjected to aggressive arrest tactics usually reserved for criminal suspects.
Deborah Fleischaker, a former ICE chief of staff under the Biden administration, said that plainclothes ICE agents have long been allowed to detain undocumented immigrants, though they are required to show their badges when making such arrests.
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