ICE says it won’t make immigration sweeps at courthouses
Published on February 01, 2018 at 01:17AM by By Bob Egelko and Hamed Aleaziz
Federal immigration officials, criticized for authorizing large-scale arrests at courthouses, say their agents will enter court buildings to seize specific immigrants but will not conduct sweeps in search of anyone else who is undocumented. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will not make civil immigration arrests inside courthouses indiscriminately,” the agency said in a policy statement distributed Wednesday. “ICE officers and agents should generally avoid enforcement actions in courthouses, or areas within courthouses that are dedicated to non-criminal (i.e. family court, small claims court) proceedings.
Published on February 01, 2018 at 01:17AM by By Bob Egelko and Hamed Aleaziz
Federal immigration officials, criticized for authorizing large-scale arrests at courthouses, say their agents will enter court buildings to seize specific immigrants but will not conduct sweeps in search of anyone else who is undocumented. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will not make civil immigration arrests inside courthouses indiscriminately,” the agency said in a policy statement distributed Wednesday. “ICE officers and agents should generally avoid enforcement actions in courthouses, or areas within courthouses that are dedicated to non-criminal (i.e. family court, small claims court) proceedings.
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