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Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit, Upholds NY State Law Curbing ICE Arrests in Courthouses

The federal judge said New York was protecting its sovereignty ‘in the face of undue federal interference.’
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Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit, Upholds NY State Law Curbing ICE Arrests in Courthouses
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest an illegal immigrant during an operation in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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A federal judge in Albany dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against New York over state laws curtailing civil immigration arrests in courthouses, dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda.

The 41-page ruling, written by U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino and issued Nov. 17, affirmed New York’s Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) in addition to Executive Orders 170 and 170.1, throwing out claims of federal immunity and intergovernmental immunity violations.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.