Federal Court Strikes Down ICE's Nationwide Courthouse Arrest Policy

A federal court in the Southern District of New York issued a landmark ruling on Thursday, striking down a Trump administration policy that allowed ICE agents to arrest individuals in or near immigration courthouses nationwide. The decision, stemming from a class-action lawsuit, prohibits civil immigration enforcement actions in these locations except under limited circumstances. The court found the government's mass immigration court arrest policy to be 'arbitrary and capricious' under the Administrative Procedure Act, restoring prior policies that barred such arrests in most situations.