U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts ruled on June 24, 2026, against policies implemented by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that expanded courthouse arrests and prolonged detention. The judge, appointed by President Joe Biden, stated that ICE and the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) failed to provide adequate reasoning for the changes, violating the Administrative Procedure Act. Pitts noted that the policies could discourage immigrants from attending court proceedings and criticized the lack of explanation for the removal of previous limitations on arrests at courthouses. The ruling also vacated a related EOIR policy that rescinded restrictions on immigration enforcement at courthouses and struck down ICE's waiver of its 12-hour detention limit. The Department of Homeland Security responded critically to the ruling, labeling it as judicial activism.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down ICE Courthouse Arrest Policies
On June 24, 2026, U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts invalidated ICE policies that expanded courthouse arrests and extended detention times, citing insufficient justification under the Administrative Procedure Act. The ruling has been met with criticism from the Department of Homeland Security, which described it as judicial activism.
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Biden judge torches Trump ICE crackdown as ‘devoid of rational explanation,’ nukes courthouse arrest policy
Federal Judge Strikes Down ICE Courthouse Arrest Policies