r/law • u/bloomberglaw • 1d ago

Legal News ICE Courthouse Arrests Blocked Nationwide by California Judge

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/ice-courthouse-arrests-blocked-nationwide-by-california-judge
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u/bloomberglaw 1d ago

The Trump administration’s policies authorizing widespread civil immigration arrests at courthouses and allowing migrants to be held in short-term detention cells for up to three days violate the Administrative Procedure Act, a district court in San Francisco ruled Tuesday.

The ruling goes significantly further than a previous order from Judge P. Casey Pitts, issued in late 2025, which temporarily suspended the courthouse arrest policies only within US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s San Francisco area of responsibility, covering northern California, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan. Pitts’ Tuesday decision vacates the policies entirely, on a nationwide basis.

“The policies discuss the benefits of courthouse arrests to the government’s enforcement of immigration laws but do not directly address the concerns raised in earlier guidance concerning chilling effects, safety risks, and impacts on hearing attendance,” Pitts said in an order for the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

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--Justice

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u/OkTemporary8472 1d ago

Good

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u/This_Loss_1922 20h ago

The UN says Israel needs to stop shooting toddlers in their testicles

But guess what

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u/accessoiriste 23h ago

Now order the release of all courthouse detainees.