P. Casey Pitts

A federal judge blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from arresting noncitizens at immigration courthouses, citing failure to follow proper rulemaking procedures. The ruling voids a 2025 policy that expanded ICE arrests at courthouses based on 'credible information' of a noncitizen's presence, which plaintiffs argue disrupted court attendance and violated administrative law standards.

A federal judge in California vacated the Trump administration’s policies that expanded arrests at immigration courthouses and allowed noncitizens to be detained in short-term facilities for up to 72 hours. The judge ruled the actions of ICE and another government agency were 'arbitrary and capricious'.

A federal judge in California blocked the Trump administration's policies that expanded arrests at immigration courthouses and allowed detaining noncitizens in short-term facilities for up to 72 hours, ruling the actions of ICE and another government arm were 'arbitrary and capricious'.

U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts in the Northern District of California ruled that Trump administration policies allowing immigrant arrests at courts were arbitrary and violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The judge's 71-page opinion blocked these policies.