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Judge Weighs Halt to ICE Courthouse Arrests as House Democrats Move to Curb Tactics

Civil-rights groups argue the arrests impede access to immigration courts, violating long‑standing practice.

Five U.S. citizens who say they were detained by Department of Homeland Security agents speak at a public forum organized by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep, Robert Garcia in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 9, 2025.
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Overview

  • A U.S. District Judge in San Jose heard arguments seeking a temporary injunction to stop arrests at immigration courthouses and ICE check-ins.
  • Since May, ICE has made more than 100 such arrests in Northern and Central California, including people previously released from custody.
  • Government lawyers defended broad authority to arrest at locations the agency chooses, saying the actions align with current enforcement priorities.
  • New York Reps. Dan Goldman, Adriano Espaillat and Nydia Velázquez, joined by Rep. Robert Garcia, introduced the Immigration Due Process Protection Act to bar warrantless courthouse arrests in federal immigration cases, with narrow safety exceptions and new reporting rules for check-in arrests.
  • Judge Pitts previously ordered ICE to improve conditions in San Francisco holding cells, and he said he will rule on the injunction request as quickly as possible; a recent federal ruling also upheld New York’s ban on arrests in state and local courthouses.