A Johns Hopkins University researcher, originally from Cameroon, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers earlier this week.
Armed police handcuffed and searched a student at a high school after an AI-driven security system flagged the teen's empty bag of chips.
Video shows an ICE agent dropping his gun before appearing to point it at bystanders during an arrest in Maryland.
A federal judge on Tuesday threw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against Maryland's entire federal bench over an order by the chief judge that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.
"Your clients are absolutely forbidden at this juncture to remove Mr. Abrego Garcia from the continental United States," Judge Xinis told government attorneys.
President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities.