Applause as Judge Halts ‘Blatantly Illegal and Cruel’ ICE Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide

The courthouse is meant to be a refuge for the pursuit of justice, not a hunting ground for ICE,” said one attorney.

Image: Federal agents, including members of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, drag a man away after his court hearing as they patrol the halls of immigration court on July 24, 2025 in New York City (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

 

Brad Reed of Common Dreams reports: “A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a nationwide halt to a Trump administration policy expanding immigration enforcement officials’ authority to arrest non-citizens at US immigration courthouses.

US District Judge P. Casey Pitts, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, ruled that the courthouse arrests carried out by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated the Administrative Procedures Act’s requirement for “reasoned decision making” in federal agencies’ policy decisions…”

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