Legal scholar Dree Collopy warns that a proposed change to immigration enforcement could inadvertently expose millions of people who have entered the United States legally to heightened risk of arrest and deportation. She argues that the new rule—intended to tighten border security—blurs the line between undocumented migrants and those who hold valid visas, work permits or green cards, making it easier for authorities to detain individuals on flimsy grounds. Collopy cites recent case law and administrative guidance to illustrate how the policy could trigger widespread raids, family separations and costly legal battles for law‑abiding residents. Her critique underscores a growing debate over whether tougher immigration measures are protecting national security or undermining the rights of lawful immigrants.
Dree Collopy argues it could make people who lawfully enter the US more vulnerable to arrest and deportation.
