New York City Mayor Eric Adams backs lawsuit to stop ICE arrests at immigration courthouses

Source: Scripps News

Posted 1 hour and 28 minutes ago


A controversial immigration enforcement strategy has prompted a lawsuit from New York City officials, backed by Mayor Eric Adams. The suit calls on the Trump administration to immediately end ICE arrests at courthouses. "No one should be afraid to send their children to school, go to a hospital when sick, call 911 when in danger, or go to a court hearing when called upon to do so," Adams said.

According to recent data analysis from the city, over the past few months, half of all the courthouse arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the U.S. took place in New York City. They occurred in buildings like 26 Federal Plaza, where people show up to immigration court for mandatory hearings.

"People are showing up with their hearing notice. They're going to the court room that they've been told to go to. They're coming with the documents for their case or whatever the judge has required of them. And they look outside that waiting room and they see ICE officers oftentimes detaining people while other people are waiting for their court hearing," Benjamin Remy, senior staff attorney for New York Legal Assistance Group's Immigrant Protection Unit, told the Scripps News Group.

Advocates like Remy argue that detaining respondents as they leave court undermines the legitimacy of the immigration process.

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