Constitutional Attorneys Urges Action After Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears

Constitutional Attorneys Urge Action After Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A chilling incident at the Albemarle County Courthouse has ignited alarm, prompting The Rutherford Institute to urge the Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to take immediate steps to safeguard constitutional rights and ensure transparent, accountable law enforcement. Reports indicate that on April 22, 2025, plainclothes federal agents—one masked …

Constitutional Attorneys Urges Action After Masked, Plainclothes ICE Agents at Courthouse Spark ‘Kidnapping’ Fears

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A chilling incident at the Albemarle County Courthouse has ignited alarm, prompting The Rutherford Institute to urge the Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to take immediate steps to safeguard constitutional rights and ensure transparent, accountable law enforcement. Reports indicate that on April 22, 2025, plainclothes federal agents—one masked by a balaclava—detained two men on courtho…

Commonwealth's Attorney won't back down from investigating ICE action at Albemarle courthouse

"It is a fact that the method chosen by ICE agents to make these arrests constituted a risk to public safety, and I stand by that statement," said Jim Hingeley, Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney.