特朗普政府已将其遣返计划扩展至机场，开始逮捕持过期签证的外国公民，包括美国居民的配偶。[1]国土安全部与运输安全管理局(TSA)和移民及海关执法局(ICE)的协作范围已从针对有遣返令的人员扩大至持过期签证者，这一群体规模庞大，在过去通常不被优先遣返。[1]政府已设定每日逮捕2000名移民的目标，约为早期水平的两倍。[1]
至少15个机场在最近数周内执行了相关强制行动。[1]国土安全部发言人表示，该政府正在尽力确保在美国非法居留的外国人不再能乘飞机离开，除非是离开美国进行自我遣返。[1]TSA与ICE的协作自2025年5月始。[1]据悉，数十万移民和访客每年都会逾期停留。[1]
27岁的厄瓜多尔籍女性Chantal Morales Rojas于7月20日在丹佛被逮捕。[1]Morales Rojas于2023年1月合法进入美国，其签证于2025年1月4日过期。[1]一名已婚女性在获得35000美元保释金后可能被释放。[1]
The Trump administration has significantly expanded its immigration enforcement operations at U.S. airports, shifting focus from individuals with deportation orders to foreign nationals holding expired visas.[1] At least 15 airports have conducted enforcement actions in recent weeks as part of this widened crackdown.[1]
The Department of Homeland Security has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prevent undocumented immigrants from flying unless they are departing the country for self-deportation.[1] A DHS spokesperson stated: "This administration is working diligently to ensure that aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our country to self-deport."[1] The cooperation between TSA and ICE began in May 2025, marking a substantial shift in enforcement priorities.[1] The government has set a target of 2,000 immigration-related arrests per day, roughly double the rate from earlier in the year.[1]
The expansion targets a considerably larger population than previously prioritized for deportation. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and visitors remain in the United States annually after their visas expire.[1] One case involved Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old Ecuadorian woman arrested in Denver on July 20.[1] She had lawfully entered the United States in January 2023, but her visa expired on January 4, 2025.[1]