Coverage dated October 1, 2026 to October 2, 2026

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

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

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Courthouse News Service
Judge issues final ruling against ICE immigration court arrest policy in Manhattan (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Oct 1, 2026
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The U.S. district judge found the agency’s arrests of migrants at routine court appearances throughout Manhattan arbitrary and capricious.
amNewYork
Federal judge strikes down ICE immigration courthouse arrest policy across the country (opens amNewYork)
Published Oct 1, 2026
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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…
Caribbeanlife News
Caribbean immigration advocates welcome court ruling striking down ICE courthouse arrest policy (opens Caribbeanlife News)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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Caribbean immigration advocates in New York have welcomed a federal court’s ruling in striking down a policy by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in arresting Caribbean and other immigrants at courthouse appearances.
Washington Examiner
Federal judge blocks ICE from arrests in New York courthouses (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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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.