Immigrants file class-action lawsuit against Trump over 'unlawful' ICE arrests inside courthouses
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 16 July 2025 18:08 EDT
A group of immigrants who were arrested inside courthouses are suing Donald Trumps administration and the Department of Justice over sweeping enforcement actions taking place inside immigration courts across the country.
The 12 plaintiffs most of whom are LGBT+ or victims of female genital mutilation who fear persecution and violence in their home countries sought protection in the United States only to have their cases abruptly dismissed, with masked federal officers waiting to arrest them on the other side of the courtroom doors.
All of the plaintiffs appeared at their immigration court hearings intending to seek asylum or other relief to remain legally in the United States, but government attorneys requested the cases be dismissed, making them vulnerable to immediate arrest, detention and swift removal from the country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The lawsuit filed by a group of immigrant advocacy and legal groups in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday accuses the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice of unleashing a new campaign of courthouse arrests through coordinated policies designed to strip noncitizens of their rights and due process, exposing them to immediate arrest and expedited removal. Many of the plaintiffs have lived in the United States without issue for years before their arrest before they were abruptly separated from their families, including U.S. citizens, without notice, according to the lawsuit.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-lawsuit-ice-arrests-inside-courthouses-b2790476.html
Link to PRESS RELEASE - Unlawful ICE Arrests at Immigration Courthouses Prompt Lawsuit by Advocates and Immigrants
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://democracyforward.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/I-ARC-v.-DOJ-Complaint-07.16.2025-1.pdf

SSJVegeta
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SickOfTheOnePct
(8,002 posts)Completely different circumstances.
Bayard
(26,041 posts)These people are just trying to follow legal requirements.