Coverage dated September 21, 2026

Alabama judge freezes ICE construction site tactics after US citizen targeted

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A Mobile federal judge temporarily stopped agents from entering private job sites without a warrant, doing roundups without suspicion and detaining people who show proof they're in the country legally.

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Courthouse News Service
Alabama judge freezes ICE construction site tactics after US citizen targeted (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Sep 21, 2026
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A Mobile federal judge temporarily stopped agents from entering private job sites without a warrant, doing roundups without suspicion and detaining people who show proof they're in the country legally.
NOTUS
Federal Judge Limits ICE Agents in Construction Site Searches and Detentions (opens NOTUS)
Published Sep 21, 2026
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The ruling sides with a U.S. citizen, twice detained in warrantless worksite raids and held even after he showed Alabama REAL ID.
Reason
Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Construction Site Raids After Agents in Alabama Arrested a U.S. Citizen 3 Times (opens Reason)
Published Sep 21, 2026
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Leo Garcia Venegas
AL.com
Judge orders ICE to halt warrantless construction raids after Alabama worker detained twice (opens AL.com)
Published Sep 21, 2026
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An attorney for Leonardo Garcia Venegas called the judge’s decision a “huge blow to lawless enforcement practices.”