Trump expands deportation dragnet to snare new group of legal permanent residents

The Trump administration is going after a group of legal permanent residents in the United States, according a new report.

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to deport more than 50 green card holders, The New York Times reported. The agency has a "new unit dedicated to revetting thousands of immigrants with permanent residency across the country," and the group is looking into revoking green cards, according to data obtained by The Times.

"The creation of the unit also underscores how aggressively administrations are trying to root out immigrants they believe should be stripped of their legal status and removed from the country," The Times reported. "It is the latest sign that the administration is broadening its immigration crackdown beyond those living in the country illegally to those who have gained lawful status."

According to The Times report, while more than 50 green card holders are at risk of deportation, more than 500 green cards are currently under review by the new DHS unit, and nearly 3,000 have already been revetted.

The Trump administration wants to "screen green card holders suspected of committing fraud or posing threats," The Times added, noting that of the nearly 3,000 green cards reviewed so far, "internal figures show only about 2 percent of green card holders reviewed were deemed potentially deportable."