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WIRED: ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids

ICE has quietly rescinded guidance that required its agents to respect state and local laws during courthouse raids, giving frontline officers more discretion to make arrests without legal review. Anthony Enriquez of RFK Human Rights calls this move “another attack” on protections for sensitive places like courthouses and schools.

Recent high-profile arrests at courthouses have sparked protests and raised concerns about federal overreach. This change signals a troubling expansion of aggressive immigration enforcement likely to lead to more legal challenges and tension between federal and local authorities.


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New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.