A spate of arrests at immigration courts across the United States this week has rattled people showing up for hearings and may signal a coordinated attempt at deportations under fast-track authority that President Donald Trump sharply expanded soon after taking office.

It's a new tactic that is happening in other cities across the country, but it appears immigration officials may have started in Phoenix first.

Immigration attorneys suspect ICE is using an "underhanded" tactic to sidestep court proceedings and boost deportation numbers for the Trump administration.