Documented: Manhattan Judge Says ICE Hasn’t Slowed Down Arrests Enough


“A Manhattan federal judge said Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not complying well with his March injunction that ordered the agency to arrest fewer immigrants. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein had asked ICE to provide reports about its arrest activities in the New York City area after his injunction, and said since March 30, ICE has detained 81 of 83 people it has taken into custody. “I don’t think there has been good compliance by the government,” Hellerstein said. The case that led to Hellerstein’s order was brought by the Bronx Defenders and the New York Civil Liberties Union. Law 360 (paywall)

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