ICE Escalation: Deputized Local Cops, Courthouse Arrests and Cross-Agency Reallocations Fuel Deportation Drive

John Oliver warns ICE is widening targets and reallocating federal resources to drive up arrests as the administration pursues a 1M deportation goal — including deputizing local police, arrests at immigration courthouses, cross‑agency personnel reassignments, rapid hiring and troubling recruitment messaging. Data show a decline in arrests of those with serious criminal convictions and legal advocates flag due‑process risks.