ICE Lied About Courthouse Arrests
US congressional candidate Brad Lander is demanding a congressional investigation and civil rights actions following the Department of Justice’s admission of a critical error. The DOJ, through US Attorney Jay Clayton, revealed that federal immigration officials had been misrepresenting guidance on courthouse arrests, falsely claiming it applied to immigration courts. This admission, based on an agency attorney’s error, means hundreds of individuals may have been illegally apprehended at immigration courts nationwide, undermining previous court rulings that permitted such arrests. The revelation has sparked outrage, with immigrant advocates and Lander calling for an immediate halt to courthouse arrests and further scrutiny of ICE’s practices.
John Q. Hosedrinker