"USCIS is ready to uphold the law and ensure the refugee program is not abused," USCIS director Joseph Edlow wrote.

ICE has started detaining people during green card interviews at USCIS offices, affecting even those with no criminal history.

Attorneys say ICE is now detaining visa overstays during marriage-based green card interviews, with San Diego seeing a sudden spike.

A GoFundMe page posted on Sunday described the ordeal of a British woman who was arrested at a routine green card appointment.

In what lawyers are saying is a new escalation of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation program, Immigration Customs and Enforcement agents are arresting people during their green card appointments,

Agents are arresting foreign-born spouses when they report for the final step to obtain permanent residency, and charging them with visa violations that could result in deportation.

In each of the known cases, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents told the spouses that they had overstayed tourist or business visas.

Trump says even citizens could have their status revoked if they 'undermine domestic tranquility' as he announces expanded deportation plans including green card holders