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USCIS Issues 26,700 Notices To Appear Since February; 1,840 A Week As Agency Backs ICE Operations

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services|Jun 12, 2025
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USCIS says that following Feb. 28 guidance, it has initiated removal proceedings for more than 26,700 individuals by generally issuing Notices to Appear after unfavorable benefit decisions. The agency reports about 1,840 NTAs per week, sharp increases in fraud-related NTAs, and roughly 500 asylum- and 100 TPS-related NTAs weekly, while providing personnel support to ICE operations. USCIS frames the policy as an enforcement pivot restoring prior practices, with limited prosecutorial discretion maintained.

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DHS Black Hawk And CBP Choppers Blanket Portland ICE Office; FAA Restricts Airspace, FBI Probes Laser, 4 Detained

Federal aviation assets, including a DHS Black Hawk and CBP H125, have repeatedly circled Portland’s ICE field office amid protests, prompting a spike in noise complaints and an FAA temporary flight restriction over South Portland through Oct. 17. Portland police also flew support aircraft. The FBI is investigating a laser aimed at a CBP helicopter; a search warrant led to ICE detaining four people alleged to be in the U.S. illegally. The activity coincides with a federal push to bolster protection of the ICE facility as Oregon leaders challenge potential Guard deployment.

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