ICE has quietly rescinded guidance that required its agents to respect state and local laws during courthouse raids, giving frontline officers more discretion to make arrests without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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