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# Judge strikes ICE courthouse arrest policy

Jun 25, 2026

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(Subscription required) U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled that ICE failed to justify policies allowing arrests at immigration courthouses and waiving limits on short-term detention, finding both arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.

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