Expert alarmed as ICE moves beyond 'papers please' to something more dystopian

For years, fear has raged in liberal and libertarian circles that the immigration enforcement machine could be weaponized into a so-called "papers, please" system, where federal agents can demand that anyone prove their citizenship on the spot to avoid arrest. But under President Donald Trump, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to already be doing something much more drastic than that, warned American Immigration Council fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick.

Specifically, he argued...