It's a simple matter to give every person we're going to try to deport who isn't dangerous the bare minimum of time necessary to see whether they have a request for a judge that can be granted.

What's "The bare minimum of time" for a question you already know the answer for?

Probably because they had been given an ICE determination that allowed her to remain in the country as long as she conducted her regular check ins with ICE, and they probably believed the Administration when they claimed they would be prioritizing the deportation of "bad guys." They probably didn't believe that any U.S. government Administration would do stuff like this.

Like, enforce the law?
You're more or less arguing for selective law enforcement, and that's not going to fly. When someone gets on the radar, the law says what the law says. Go change it if you don't like it.

But the "personal stories" matter.

Right. It's totally cool if I rob a bank and steal millions of dollars. It's a victimless crime, amirite? Nobody likes the big banks. I take the money and I set up a bunch of cool charities with it. Real Robin Hood-type stuff.

I live clean for years, doling out the money to do good all over the place? What's not to like? Other than the initial law I broke and the initial crime I've committed, I've been a regular pillar of the community.