Safe Havens in the Courts: A Win for Immigrant Rights, but a Bigger Battle Ahead A federal judge has banned US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting immigrants at three federal courthouses in lower Manhattan.
The ruling is a significant victory for immigrant rights advocates, who have been fighting against the practice of making arrests at immigration courts.
The lawsuit, brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other groups, aimed to put an end to this practice, which had led to highly publicized confrontations between protesters and federal authorities.