ICE Barred From Making Arrests Near New York Courthouses by Federal Judge

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2015. John Moore/Getty Images

A federal judge issued an order on Wednesday that stops Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials from making civil immigration arrests near courthouses in New York State.

Judge Jed Rakoff of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled (pdf) that ICE is barred from “conducting any civil arrests on the premises or grounds of New York State courthouses, as well as such arrests of anyone required to travel to a New York State courthouse as a party or witness to a lawsuit.”