The number of immigrants arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are now seeking to have their cases dropped through habeas corpus is approaching 100,000, blowing away the hundreds of cases seen in a normal year.

More immigrants than ever before are fighting their arrest and detention by ICE under President Donald Trump, creating new challenges and delays for the immigration courts and a White House focused on swiftly removing as many illegal immigrants as possible before 2029.

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