Civil rights groups are taking legal action against the Trump administration due to alarming practices by ICE agents who abduct individuals attending immigration appointments at New York courthouses. The lawsuit, filed on August 1, argues that masked officers have been interfering with mandatory appointments. Following a change in DHS policy, ICE agents are now permitted to arrest individuals in or near courthouses, including friends and family accompanying those being targeted. The suit seeks to invalidate the recent directives regarding these arrests.
Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration to stop ICE officers from abducting people who show up to New York courthouses for their immigration appointments.
Masked officers have been stalking the hallways of New York's courthouses, disappearing people who attend their mandatory immigration appointments.
The Department of Homeland Security rescinded a 2021 directive that barred immigration arrests in or near courthouses, allowing ICE to make arrests even if prohibited by local laws.
The suit is asking the court to vacate the courthouse memo that permits ICE arrests, including for accompanying family members or friends.
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