ANNA NAWAZ: The Trump administration is# moving quickly to increase its deportation## numbers and further expand its# restrictions on immigration.

GEOFF BENNETT: But, in the past 24 hours,## multiple federal judges have# blocked President Trump's actions.

Our White House correspondent,# Laura Barron-Lopez, has more.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: From reinstating a legal# status program for some immigrants to ruling that## the administration's effort to deport a Columbia# University student is likely unconstitutional,## federal judges are continuing to rule# against the president on immigration matters.

Adding to that today, a Massachusetts federal# judge extended her order blocking the Trump## administration's efforts to bar Harvard from# enrolling foreign students.

The judge said## people are terrified and that she# wants to maintain the status quo.

Joining me now to discuss is Charles Kuck,## an Atlanta-based immigration attorney# and law professor at Emory University.

Charles, thank you so much for joining us.

I want to jump right in with that judge's# order.

It comes after Secretary of State## Marco Rubio said last night that the U.S.# will -- quote -- "aggressively revoke"## visas of Chinese students, including those# with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

Here's State Department spokesperson# Tammy Bruce.

Take a listen.

TAMMY BRUCE, State Department# Spokesperson: The State Department## is determined to protect Americans'# right to free speech and.. the malign influence and actions of the# Chinese Communist Party.

The bottom line,## we are using and will continue to use every tool# in our tool chest to make sure that we know who## it is who wants to come into this country# and if they should be allowed to come in.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: How far can the administration# go in revoking already approved visas?

CHARLES KUCK, Immigration Attorney: Well,# generally speaking, a visa can only be## revoked for a specific reason that makes a# person inadmissible to the United States.

We have seen the administration try to take this# to the very edge of the law by revoking people's## activity -- visas based upon speech issues.

What# we're seeing here is quite interesting.

It's as## if they're saying we have never vetted# the Chinese students before they came,## when, in reality, the Chinese visas have been# vetted very extensively for the last decade.

So it's really unusual at this point that# they want to revoke visas for people they## have already vetted.

It's surprising# and, frankly, a little disturbing.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: In other court cases# this week, a New Jersey judge ruled that## ISIS efforts to deport pro-Palestinian# activists Mahmoud Khalil are likely## unconstitutional.

And a federal judge in# Boston also ruled that the administration## wrongly ended humanitarian parole for# hundreds of thousands of immigrants## living in the U.S. temporarily and ordered# them to resume those application processes.

What could these decisions mean for hundreds# of thousands of migrants seeking legal status?

CHARLES KUCK: Well, for the latter# part, it's really important for those## individuals who were paroled into the# United States who are now not subject## to immediate deportation by ICE.

I'm sure# that frustrates the Trump administration.

At the same time, the court case in regards# to Khalil is really, really important.

This## federal judge that ruled that that law is likely# unconstitutional actually reflects the same## decision made several decades ago by President# Trump's own sister when she was an appellate## court judge that said that that statute probably# violates the First Amendment of the Constitution.

This is good news for immigrants as they# continue to fight to remain in the United States,## but neither really provide a direct# path to legal residence for them.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Despite judges repeatedly# ruling against the president, the president's## actions to deport more people, White House Deputy# Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said last night that## the administration wants to triple the number of# arrests ICE agents are making on a daily basis.

Here's what he had to say.

STEPHEN MILLER, White House Deputy Chief of# St.. we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of# 3,000 arrests for ICE every day, and President## Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number# up higher each and every single day, so we can get## all of the Biden illegals that were flooded into# our country for four years out of our country.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: The administration# maintains that it is acting within its## authority.

Is it possible to arrest that many in# a day?

And what would it mean for due process?

CHARLES KUCK: It's physically# impossible for ICE to do that.## They simply don't have the money# or the agents or the bed space.

Tonight, the beds are full, the ICE has a lot of# them paid for, about 47,000.

I think what Miller## is referring to is the fact that there's a# bill pending in Congress to increase those## beds to 100,000 a night.

At the same time, every# one of these individuals is due a day in court.

And, at this point, Trump's been# losing immigration court judges,## not gaining them.

Court cases are currently# being said for new detainees for 2028.

So while## Miller talks a big game, the reality# is, they can't physically accomplish## this.

And even with more agents,# I simply never see this happening.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: On the question of# due process, the Trump administration## told a judge yesterday that they are# attempting to bring back a Guatemalan## man they improperly deported to Mexico.# What makes the case of this Guatemalan## man different than Kilmar Abrego Garcia,# who was wrongly deported to El Salvador?

CHARLES KUCK: There is no difference.# I don't know why one is happening and## one is not.

Both were deprived of the right# of having a day in court.

It seems, though,## that they have made a decision that Abrego is# not somebody they're going to actually obey,## whereas, the Guatemalan man, they are# going to obey that order from the court.

They're going to have a really interesting# time explaining to the judge in the Abrego## case why they're not doing anything.# It's very strange.

And just keep in mind,## administrations in the past have mistakenly# deported people and have always brought them## back according to court orders.# They can do this if they want to.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Well, that's related to# another question, because, notably, there's been## reporting about a number of children who either# have been deported or are facing deportation.

We know that includes a 2-year-old United# States citizen who has already been sent to## Brazil with her parents.

That's their country# of origin.

As well as a 4-year-old Mexican## national who is in this country currently# receiving lifesaving medical treatments and## is in danger of being deported because of her# parents.

Her parents' legal status was revoked.

That 2-year-old is not the only# U.S. citizen that's been deported,## but the administration is claiming that they are# doing this to keep families together.

How often,## how frequent is it that the# U.S. deports U.S. citizens?

CHARLES KUCK: It's highly unusual that# the United States would deport a U.S.## citizen.

It has clearly happened# in the past, by accident, usually.

But, for the most part, when they# have a recognized U.S. citizen,## they have longstanding provisions within the# ICE rules to first verify that somebody is## or is not a U.S. citizen before they deport# them.

What's happened here is the great rush## to simply meet numbers because a goal was set# and promises were made, without realizing the## law itself prohibits them from deporting# people at the levels they're asking at.

So, yes, we're going to see U.S. citizens# deported continuously under the Trump## administration until they are reined in by# the courts and begin following the rules.

LAURA BARRON-LOPEZ: Charles# Kuck, thank you for your time.

CHARLES KUCK: Great to be here.

Thank you.