Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Arrests in 7 California Counties Unless Escape Risk Is Shown
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Judge Blocks Warrantless ICE Arrests in 7 California Counties Unless Escape Risk Is Shown
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 17
Summary
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction barring warrantless civil immigration arrests across California’s Central District unless agents first find probable cause that a suspect is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained.
The order says unlawful presence alone does not justify treating someone as an escape risk, requiring an individualized pre-arrest determination under federal immigration law and regulations.
The ruling covers Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, sharply limiting how ICE can carry out civil arrests in the district.
The ACLU called the decision a major curb on unlawful arrests and family separations, while the Department of Homeland Security said ICE already acts within 8 U.S.C. 1357 and the Fourth Amendment.