Democrats accuse ICE of targeting Dreamers while DHS highlights gang members, child rapists arrested this week

Democrats have accused ICE of targeting DACA recipients amid allegations a dying cancer patient was separated from a parent during deportation, and DHS defended recent removals by pointing to arrests of alleged gang members and sexual offenders. The appellate court’s ruling upholding broad detention authority heightens concerns that legal cover for mass detention could lead to more aggressive targeting of vulnerable groups, including DACA recipients. A recent high-profile case in which a false, reportedly politically motivated child-protection complaint briefly separated a public figure from his children adds to worries that family-separation or custody actions can be politicized and unevenly applied.