By EFE
A federal judge in New York on Monday largely prohibited agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Protection Service (ICE) make detentions in or around immigration courts in the city, in a decision that reverses previous rulings and questions the execrable reliability of the practice.
The judge Kevin Castel issued the order this Monday in the Southern District of New York, considering that the policy used by the federal government to justify arrests in court was based on an erroneous interpretation of internal guidelines of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The resolution, consulted by EFE, represents a change with respect to previous resolutions of the judge himself, which had allowed the continuity of these arrests until the Government acknowledged in March having committed a crime. error when applying an administrative guide incorrectly.
The practice had been a central and controversial component of the Trump Administration’s immigration strategy in the city, with immigrant arrests who attended routine hearings, which generated complaints from civil organizations due to the deterrent impact on court attendance.
The plaintiffs argued that these detentions caused fear among immigrants and could affect access to due process, while DHS defended the measure as a necessary tool to execute deportation orders.
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