The decision halts a Trump administration practice that enabled agents to take into custody people who follow requirements to appear before immigration judges.

Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday.

The decision by U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel brings an abrupt halt to a practice begun under the Trump administration that enabled agents to take into custody individuals who follow requirements to appear before immigration judges.

The arrests have resulted in dramatic scenes in courthouse hallways as those being detained were sometimes pulled away from emotional family members.

  • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Who the eff cares about dramatic scenes, that’ll happen regardless of how you tear apart a family and ruin someone’s life

    Well, yes, but normally the people in power aren’t forced to see those dramatic scenes, so they can safely ignore them.