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  1. Top #CookCounty judge bars civil #arrests at #courthouses, citing chilling effect

    The Cook County public defender’s office & legal aid organizations had sought the move, saying they had clients who were avoiding #court out of fear of being detained by #federal #immigration authorities.

    #law #Trump #judiciary #Chicago
    chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

  2. This borders on #entrapment

    Federal #immigration officials #arrested dozens of immigrants following their immigration #court hearings in multiple US cities this week, in operations that advocates said appeared to target people who had been in the country for less than 2 years.

    #ICE officers detained migrants at #courthouses in New York City, Phoenix, Los Angeles & Seattle, according to family members, attorneys & news reports.

    #law #CivilRights #Trump
    reuters.com/world/us/ice-arres

  3. @revdjenk how will #courts be able to arrange #hearings if suspects are afraid to enter #courthouses for fear of being sent to a El Salvador penitentiary?