The family of Renee Good, from left; father Tim Ganger, mother Donna Ganger, brother Luke Ganger and brother Brent Ganger, listen during a news conference after the family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in Minneapolis. Ellen Schmidt/AP hide caption
Richard Clavet sits outside at one of a string of Canadian-themed hotels and motels he owns along South Federal Highway in Hollywood, Fla., on March 27, 2025. Clavet is from Quebec and has served Canadian clientele for years. Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption
Migrants deported from the U.S. get off an airliner at the runway of the Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica, in April 2026. Ezequiel Becerra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Rev. Esdras Paredes participates via phone in a baptism in Fond du Lac, Wisc. Fiona Murphy/RNS hide caption
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents walk a detainee out of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura, Calif., on July 27. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bullet holes can be seen in a car in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Courtesy of Austin Councilmember Mike Siegel hide caption
President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. Matt Kelley/AP hide caption
ICE agent Christian Castro gets in a vehicle surrounded by journalists after leaving the Cameron County Detention Center in Brownsville, Texas. Michael Gonzalez/AP hide caption
Freight trucks travel northbound on Interstate 5 Highway in September 2025, in Tracy, Calif. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption
Herlain, who asked NPR to withhold her last name, poses for a portrait at her home in North Lauderdale, Fla. She is a registered nurse from Haiti who recently lost her temporary protected status, or TPS. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption
Yolanda Alvarado, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in west Texas, stands with her sons at a press conference on Monday in Marfa, announcing a landowner lawsuit against a proposed border wall along the border with Mexico.
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FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference, May 4, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption
Lucelly, who asked NPR to withhold her last name, is an undocumented worker from Colombia who went to clean up at ground zero after the Sept. 11 attacks. Since then she has battled breast cancer and respiratory disease. Nate Langston Palmer for NPR hide caption
An exterior view of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency headquarters is seen July 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images North America hide caption
Observers film ICE agents in Minneapolis in February. A new lawsuit alleges that the federal government is trying to intimidate observers who monitor immigration enforcement operations. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption
A poster calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to get out of the community hangs on a door in the Little Village neighborhood on January 22, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
People line up before their hearings at the New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court in October 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian Castro gets into a car surrounded by news reporters moments after being released from a county detention center in Brownsville, Texas on Aug. 27, 2026. Michael Gonzalez/AP Photo hide caption
Yola Lamarre, an advocate for the Haitian community and a friend of Pierre Damas Bel, speaks to media during a press conference at Central Christian Church, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, in Springfield, Oh. Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old student at Wright State, took his own life on Monday after being taunted for wearing a required ICE ankle monitor. Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer/USA TODAY Network/Reuters hide caption
Long lines have become the new norm at the Miami Immigration Court, after a new Trump immigration tactic, known as "mega master" calendar hearings, went into effect. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR hide caption
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Washington, D.C. Heather Diehl/Getty Images hide caption
A federal agent's body camera records as they question a woman before she is released as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in March 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
The badges of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are seen as they patrol the halls of immigration court at the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America hide caption