Administrative Procedure Act

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Immigration Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide

U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts, of the Northern District of California, invalidated Trump administration policies authorizing arrests at immigration courthouses and permitting prolonged detention in short-term holding facilities. The ruling concluded that federal officials failed to provide legally required justifications for the policy changes, deeming them arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Civil Rights Groups Challenge ICE Detention Policies in Court

A coalition of civil rights organizations is asking a federal judge to strike down two Trump administration immigration enforcement policies that convert courthouses into enforcement dragnets and subject immigrants to prolonged detention in facilities never designed for overnight confinement.