ICE using fines, lawsuits to pressure migrants to ‘self-deport,’ attorneys say

The Trump administration is reviving a rarely enforced 1996 law to issue fines up to $1.8 million to migrants with deportation orders, aiming to pressure them into self-deportation, according to immigration attorneys. This aggressive tactic includes streamlined processes for issuing fines and lawsuits initiated by the Department of Justice against those who fail to comply.

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