Federal judge blocks Trump policy that allows immigration court arrests (opens original article in a new tab)

A federal judge blocked Trump-era policies allowing immigration court arrests and extended detentions, citing arbitrary decisions and reinstating Biden-era restrictions.

• A federal judge in California vacated Trump administration policies expanding arrests at immigration courthouses and detaining noncitizens for up to 72 hours.
• The judge ruled the policies 'arbitrary and capricious' and reinstated Biden-era limits on courthouse arrests and 12-hour detention caps.
• The US Department of Homeland Security criticized the ruling as 'naked judicial activism' supporting an 'anti-American, open borders agenda'.