India, Feb. 2 -- The administration of Donald Trump has initiated a lawsuit of nearly $1 million against an immigrant who has remained in the US in defiance of a court order mandating her departure.

This lawsuit exemplifies the administration's overarching strategy to compel undocumented immigrants to exit the nation by imposing significant financial penalties, representing merely one facet of the President's comprehensive anti-immigration initiative.

The federal lawsuit seeks a civil penalty of $941,114 - in addition to accrued interest - from Marta Alicia Ramirez Veliz, who is allegedly residing in Chesterfield County, Virginia without legal authorization.

However, the circumstances surrounding Ramirez Veliz's initial entry into the ...