Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
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A judge says federal agents cannot make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three New York buildings where immigration proceedings occur.
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A judge says federal agents cannot make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three New York buildings where immigration proceedings occur.
ICE civil immigration arrests at Manhattan courthouses temporarily blocked by a federal judge after government lawyers admitted a "material mistaken statement of fact" in court.
The decision halts a Trump administration practice that enabled agents to take into custody individuals who follow requirements to appear before immigration judges.
The practice was seen last year when ICE briefly arrested New York City Comptroller Brad Lander while he escorted a defendant out of immigration court.
A federal judge has melted ICE's ability to make non-criminal arrests inside immigration courts, including Lower Manhattan's Federal Plaza, after a year of
Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge...
