Summary
A judge has stopped federal agents from making immigration arrests in Washington, D.C. without proper evidence that a person might flee. This decision comes as a setback to President Trump's deportation efforts, with the judge stating that agents did not follow federal law.
Key Facts
- A judge ruled against warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C.
- Federal agents must now show probable cause before making these arrests.
- The decision challenges President Trump's immigration policies.
- U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell wrote an 88-page order detailing the ruling.
- An immigrant advocacy group and others brought the lawsuit against the government's arrest practices.
- The judge noted that agents did not follow the legal standards required for arrests.
- There were 943 immigration arrests in D.C. between August 7 and September 9.
- The Department of Homeland Security and the White House did not comment on the ruling.
