Prosecutors say ICE lawyers lied to justify detentions at immigration hearings
TL;DR
New court filings claim ICE lawyers falsely cited a May memo to justify arresting thousands of people who attended immigration court hearings, saying the memo did not authorize such arrests; the revelation arises in a NYCLU-led lawsuit challenging ICE’s practice of detaining noncitizens after hearings.
- Lawyers for ICE gave false information to justify detaining thousands, filings reveal The Guardian
- Trump administration admits error in lawsuit over immigration court arrests it justified with ICE memo CNN
- DOJ says it erroneously relied on ICE memo to justify immigration courthouse arrests NBC News
- Justice Department tells judge it incorrectly used ICE memo to justify immigration court arrests CBS News
- DOJ Blames ICE for ‘Regrettable Error’ in Immigration Lawsuit Bloomberg.com
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