By Kerry Bretz | Published April 25, 2019 | Posted in Deportation & Removal, Immigration Law News | Tagged Tags: ICE, immigration courts, New York City courts | Comments Off on New York Courts Attempt to Curtail ICE Arrests within Courthouses
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New York Courts Attempt to Curtail ICE Arrests within Courthouses
The New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) issued new rules on Wednesday which are intended to curtail federal immigration officials’ ability to arrest undocumented individuals in state courthouses. Under the new rules, immigration officials are required to have a federal judicial warrant or order to a New York judge or court attorney before Read More
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Last month, several detained immigrants in New York City sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over their new policy of holding immigration hearings over videoconferencing. The ICE policy began last June after ICE’s New York office refused to bring jailed immigrants to the immigration court located on Varick Street. Instead, ICE cited safety concerns concerning Read More
Read MoreJames Introduces Bill to Protect Immigrant Workers from Retaliation
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced she has proposed a bill that would punish employers who retaliate against immigrant workers by threatening to disclose their immigration status to federal law enforcement. Her legislation would preclude employers from contacting federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if the employee lodged a Read More
Read MoreNew York State and Local Police Cannot Detain Non-Citizens for ICE
Recently, a Brooklyn appellate court ruled that local and state police in New York State cannot detain non-citizens beyond their scheduled date of release to turn them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers without a judicial warrant. The case The People, ex rel. Jordan Wells, on behalf of Susai Francis v. DeMarco, Read More
Read MoreCoercion at the Border
The Trump administration previously enacted a “zero-tolerance policy,” which prosecuted every adult individual who enters the country by crossing the border illegally. Because of this, children were subsequently separated from their families, as U.S. law has prohibited the prosecution of children at the border. This tactic has left hundreds of helpless children left to fend Read More
Read MoreICE Agents Continue to Make Arrests Outside NYC Courthouses
Since the Trump administration expanded the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agency’s priorities to detain and deport non-citizens in February 2018, agents have sought new techniques to detain individuals who have been ordered to be removed from the country. For the last year, ICE agents have been appearing at New York courts to make arrests. Read More
Read MoreTransgender Activist Freed on Bond, Thanks to Crowdfunding Campaign
A local crowdfunding effort resulted in a California transgender activist seeking asylum to be free on $3,000 bond after serving three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. This was reported by OC Weekly. Valeria De la Luz left the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 9 with an ankle monitor. Read More
Read MoreWhat the New Federal Budget Means for Immigration
On March 22, President Donald Trump announced that he signed into law a $1.3 trillion budget that he said will help further his goals of border protection and immigration reform. As part of the budget, the president allocated $1.57 billion for new construction of the border wall and replace any existing fencing that may be Read More
Read MoreThe Limits of Sanctuary in the Face of Increased Immigration Enforcement
In today’s heated political environment, immigration is one of the most discussed topics in the media. President Trump is working to enforce immigration laws and increase deportation efforts to remove more non-citizens from the country than ever. In fact, according to the New York Times, the number of arrests of immigrants without criminal records has Read More
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