June 10, 2020
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff blocked federal immigration authorities from conducting arrests at New York state courthouses, saying in a Wednesday order that the tactic, which immigration advocates claim can deter immigrants from coming to court, is illegal.
May 04, 2020
A telephone hearing over courthouse arrests of unauthorized immigrants was nearly cut short after disruptions from listeners who didn't mute their lines — including an outburst of "I'm having trouble with the darn thing!"— prompted a scolding from Judge Jed Rakoff.
December 19, 2019
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff on Thursday allowed New York to move forward with its challenge to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's practice of arresting people at state courthouses, finding that courts can review these types of agency decisions.
November 20, 2019
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff appeared skeptical Wednesday of the federal government's position that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have full, unreviewable discretion to arrest suspected unauthorized immigrants wherever officers see fit.
November 06, 2019
A New York federal court should deny the federal government's bid to dismiss a case that challenges immigration arrests made inside and adjacent to Empire State courthouses because the enforcement practice violates the U.S. Constitution's 10th Amendment, New York has argued.
September 25, 2019
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Wednesday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging the agency's practice of making arrests in and around Empire State courthouses violates the U.S. Constitution, federal law and state court rules.