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Judge rules against immigration arrests at US courthouses
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- A federal judge in San Francisco barred the government from making arrests at immigration courts, ending a Trump-era practice that began shortly after his inauguration.
- Judge Casey Pitts ruled that the Trump administration failed to provide adequate reasoning for reversing the longstanding policy against courthouse arrests, violating the Administrative Procedure Act.
- This nationwide ruling follows a similar May decision in New York that only applied regionally, marking a significant legal setback for the policy.
- The Department of Homeland Security criticized the ruling as judicial overreach, arguing that individuals ordered removed by immigration judges should be taken into custody.
- Judge Pitts also condemned the administration for detaining individuals beyond the legally permitted 12-hour limit during these courthouse arrests.
