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As President Trump renews his push for mass deportations, U.S. immigration agents are swooping into courthouses and deporting criminal defendants before their cases can be resolved. Prosecutors say it denies justice. “There is no level of accountability when someone is deported,” warns Ryan Brackley, an assistant district attorney in Colorado.

Take the case of Yerbis Manuel Garcia-Quintero, accused of extortion and assault after a victim was pistol-whipped. He posted bail and then vanished—only to learn that ICE had already sent him home to Venezuela. His victim, Carlos Perez, says, “He hasn’t paid for the crime he committed. I worry every single day.”

Courthouse arrests jumped to 159 in New York in 2017, up from 11 the year before. Under President Biden, arrests were supposed to be limited to national security or serious threats. Now ICE border czar Thomas Homan says, “If somebody’s a significant public safety threat, we’re picking him up.” Homeland Security adds, “We will choose deportation.”

At the heart of this clash: victims left without closure and local courts sidelined by federal priorities.

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