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ICE agents mistakenly detain U.S. marshal in Arizona
Last month, ICE agents briefly detained a deputy U.S. Marshal at the federal building housing Tucson's immigration court due to mistaken identity.
The detention happened because the deputy fit the broad profile of a target sought by ICE, which has been operating under stringent deportation targets set by the Trump administration.
The Marshals Service confirmed the deputy's identity quickly and he left the building without incident, highlighting ICE's aggressive courthouse arrest tactics.
Noah Schramm of the ACLU noted that, given the enforcement pressures, it is expected that some individuals who are not suspects may be mistakenly detained.
The incident raises concerns about widespread errors under ICE's pressured quotas and suggests courthouse arrests may discourage immigrants from attending legal proceedings.
In an incident that caused concern about the tactics of immigration authorities, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents mistakenly arrested a U.S. deputy sheriff in the federal building that houses the immigration court in Tucson, Arizona. The arrest of a sheriff by mistake of ICEThe deputy sheriff was briefly arrested after entering the building lobby. ICE agents confused him with a wanted person due to a coincidence in the general de…