Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan

ICE forced to abandon NYC courthouse arrests, judge rules

A federal judge has indefinitely blocked ICE officers from arresting illegal immigrants at immigration courthouses in New York City on the basis that the Trump administration’s policy for it was invalid. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel for the Southern District of New York, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled Thursday that federal law enforcement […]

Immigration News Today: Judge Strikes Down ICE’s Immigration Court Arrest Policy

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Federal agents forbidden by judge from arresting immigrants at court hearings

A U.S. district judge wrote that the "ICE Courthouse Arrest policy" is "arbitrary and capricious." The ruling affects immigration courts nationwide.

US judge in NY indefinitely blocks ICE from making arrests at immigration courthouses

Masked ICE agents stand stand watch on the 12th floor of Lower Manhattan's immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza. The judge said a Trump rule change lifting restrictions on such arrests violated administrative procedure law. [ more › ]

Federal judge strikes down ICE immigration courthouse arrest policy across the country

A federal judge on Wednesday struck down an ICE policy that saw the agency making mass detentions inside immigration courthouses, including hundreds at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. The decision comes after more than a year of aggressive ICE enforcement at the facility and nearby 290 Broadway, during which masked agents dragged men, women,...

Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan

The U.S. district judge found the agency’s arrests of migrants at routine court appearances throughout Manhattan arbitrary and capricious.