Immigration and legal researchers said it's a "new world" in which the Trump administration is attempting to make less-powerful nations help in its mass deportation operation.
The officers are among 51 employees at the CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence who were told to report to work today with their badges and without lawyers.
Sikh community members said they have already seen how anxieties around immigration have impeded the way in which some, including naturalized citizens, practice their faith.
The first flight from the U.S., carrying people from Afghanistan, China, India and elsewhere, arrived Wednesday, and two more will land soon, Panama's president said.