(Washington, D.C.) -- Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are part of a group of Democrats pressing the Trump administration on what the lawmakers call the "weaponizing of immigration hearings." They say lawful immigration proceedings are getting canceled, so federal officers can arrest non-citizens when they show up for scheduled court hearings. The Senators say it puts people in an impossible position. If they don't attend the hearing, they are subject to swift detention and removal. If they do attend, they risk arrest and deportation anyway.