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Matias Civita

Federal Judge Bars Trump Administration From Detaining Migrants at Immigration Hearings

A federal judge ruled that policies adopted by the administration allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to arrest migrants attending immigration hearings were unlawful. (Credit: Getty Images)

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from carrying out immigration arrests at immigration courthouses across the United States, delivering a significant setback to one of the government's most aggressive immigration enforcement policies.

U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts of the Northern District of California ruled Tuesday that policies adopted by the administration allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to arrest migrants attending immigration hearings were unlawful and violated federal administrative law.

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