ICE forced to abandon NYC courthouse arrests, judge rules
A federal judge has issued an indefinite order blocking ICE officers from arresting undocumented immigrants at New york City courthouses, citing that the Trump administration’s policy allowing such arrests was invalid.U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New york ruled that federal law enforcement agencies, specifically ICE, cannot be present inside courthouses to make arrests.
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 officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not be permitted inside courthouses.
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