GRIEVANCE XII ◆ LIBERTY AND DUE PROCESS
He has transformed the threshold of a court into an occasion for arrest, deterring people from seeking judgment.
THE RECORD SHOWS
Immigration agents arrested people appearing for required court proceedings, a practice later struck down by a federal district court.
Reporting described arrests at immigration hearings and firings of judges. On October 1, 2026, a federal court invalidated an ICE courthouse-arrest policy. The administration has defended expedited enforcement as necessary to carry out immigration law.
A DOCUMENTED SEQUENCE
3 MILESTONES- 2025Immigration officers made arrests outside required immigration court hearings, raising concerns about discouraging attendance.
- February 2026A DHS policy expanded potential detention of previously admitted refugees before permanent-residence decisions.
- October 1, 2026A federal district court struck down a nationwide ICE policy concerning courthouse civil arrests.
READ THE SOURCES
4 LINKS- They thought they were in court for a routine immigration hearing, but walked into a deportation trap
- Federal Court Strikes Down ICE’s Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide
- Fired immigration judge gives inside look at Trump’s deportation agenda
- New DHS order could lead to detention of thousands of legal refugees in the U.S.