US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have begun arresting foreign nationals with expired US visas at airports, including spouses of US citizens, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.
Skilled foreign workers awaiting visa extensions, former exchange visitors and other migrants with pending immigration applications are also among those being targeted.
Some of the arrests were carried out discreetly by plain-clothes immigration officers at check-in counters and arrival gates.
A few arrests were publicised because angry fellow passengers filmed the encounters.
According to the NYT report published on Wednesday, the enforcement actions took place in at least 15 airports in recent weeks.
The Times also said it interviewed immigration lawyers for more than 25 people from over a dozen countries who were recently detained at airports and reviewed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) documents related to the enforcement actions.
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