US EditionFederal Judge Says Immigration Officers in Colorado Can only Arrest Those at Risk of Fleeing
Judge Jackson ordered ICE to document flight-risk checks, remove ankle monitors, refund bail, and provide arrest form oversight to attorneys after widespread illegal warrantless arrests.
- In a Nov. 25 order, U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement must document warrantless arrests, refund bond costs, and provide arrest forms to plaintiffs' lawyers.
- At a late-October hearing, attorneys and witnesses showed that ICE expansion in Colorado led to a surge in warrantless arrests without flight-risk checks, prompting the injunction.
- The plaintiffs say four named plaintiffs, including Caroline Dias Goncalves, spent 15 to over 90 days in custody and paid bonds of $25,000, $10,000, and $2,000 while losing housing and jobs.
- The court's injunction bars rearresting named plaintiffs without a judicial warrant and requires U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees to assess flight risk before warrantless arrests.
- The decision mirrors previous rulings in Northern District of Illinois litigation and a California ACLU case, as Jackson warned Colorado faces heightened risk amid ICE expansion and detention plans; DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin signaled potential appeals.
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Judge: ICE Can Arrest Without Warrant Only If Likely to Flee
A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that immigration officers can only arrest people without a warrant if they believe they are likely to flee.U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson ruled on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of four people who were arrested without warrants earlier this year.The lawsuit accused immigration officers of indiscriminately arresting Latinos to meet enforcement goa…
Judge: ICE Can Arrest Without Warrant Only If Likely to Flee
A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that immigration officers can only arrest people without a warrant if they believe they are likely to flee.U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson ruled on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of four people who were arrested without warrants earlier this year.The lawsuit accused immigration officers of indiscriminately arresting Latinos to meet enforcement goa…
Judge: ICE Can Arrest Without Warrant Only If Likely to Flee
A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that immigration officers can only arrest people without a warrant if they believe they are likely to flee.U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson ruled on a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of four people who were arrested without warrants earlier this year.The lawsuit accused immigration officers of indiscriminately arresting Latinos to meet enforcement goa…
Federal judge limits warrantless detentions by ICE in Colorado — White House fires off defiant response
A federal judge partially sided with a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union against warrantless detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the administration vowed to appeal it.Federal Judge R. Brooke Jackson said in his ruling that the warrantless detentions violated the restriction that said individuals must be deemed a flight risk to be justifiable.'Allegations that DHS law enforcement engages in "racial profiling" are …
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