Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting immigrants at courts

Updated on: June 23, 2026 / 11:27 PM EDT / CBS News

Judge blocks Trump administration from arresting immigrants at courts

TL;DR

  • A federal judge in California issued a nationwide injunction against Trump administration immigration policies.
  • The policies allowed arrests at immigration courts and eliminated caps on immigration detention duration.
  • The judge ruled the policies were arbitrary and violated the Administrative Procedure Act and Fifth Amendment.
  • The practice of arrests at immigration courts was criticized for traumatizing communities.
  • The detention waiver allowed ICE to hold detainees for over 12 hours, violating their Fifth Amendment rights.
  • A separate judge in New York also ruled against arrests at immigration courthouses in Manhattan.