Green Card Holders Targeted for Deportation by New 'Removal Apparatus'

Source: NYT

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to deport at least 50 green card holders through a new unit dedicated to revetting thousands of immigrants with permanent residency across the country, according to internal data obtained by The New York Times.

Those cases represent a small fraction of the total number of green card holders who have been reviewed so far. About 2,890 cases had been reviewed or were still being assessed as of May 7. Eighty percent of those cases were deemed as requiring “no further action.” More than 500 green card holders were still under review.

The figures reveal the early results of the Trump administration’s efforts to screen green card holders suspected of committing fraud or posing threats. The recent creation of the unit also underscores how aggressively administration officials are trying to root out immigrants they believe should be stripped of their legal status and removed from the country.

It is the latest sign that the administration is broadening its immigration crackdown beyond those living in the country illegally to those who have gained lawful status. Officials have launched campaigns to try to revoke the statuses of refugees and naturalized citizens in recent months, provoking fear among many longtime residents that their status is not secure.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/politics/green-cards-immigration-deportation-trump.html

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I never had to deal with this with a valid working visa in the 15 years I lived in authoritarian, Communist China.

But my wife has to deal with this with a valid green card in the land of the free and the home of the brave.