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Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York (apnews.com)

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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.

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[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 16 points 18 hours ago

Castel also noted that government lawyers recently reversed their position, saying they’ve learned that 2025 policies regarding arrests in and around courthouses set by the Trump administration did not apply to immigration courts after all.

The judge, who last year had declined to ban the practice, said the new position by government lawyers meant it was necessary to “correct a clear error and prevent a manifest injustice.”

So, last year the issue came up, the government represented to the court one set of facts, which resulted in a ruling in favor of the government. Now, a year later, the government concedes that their initial position was wrong (presumably because their bullshit is no longer tenable), which obviously caused a "manifest injustice", and the court reverses it's position. However, there is no discussion of sanctions or any consequences whatsoever for the prior misrepresentation. I'm an attorney, and having dealt with mischief many times from opposing counsel, in my opinion the biggest problem with our legal system is that it relies on the participants to act in good faith. When they don't, there are few consequences, so bad actors gain an advantage from bad conduct, which provides incentive to continue the conduct and undermine justice.

[-] Lexam@lemmy.world 21 points 19 hours ago

Every "circumstance" is going to be exceptional now.

[-] homes@piefed.world 26 points 20 hours ago

Well, that took long enough

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 18 hours ago

Until those who made the arrested are themselves arrested and charged, this means literally nothing.

The chilling effect is in full effect.

[-] lemmylump@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Guess we know what is in the scotus Shadow docket next week.

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