The Knight Institute's request aims to ensure that the public understands the full scope of ICE’s courthouse arrest policy and practice. Read more about the request here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/institu...

Arresting noncitizens at courthouses interferes with their 1A right to petition the government for redress. Now, noncitizens are faced with the impossible choice of risking arrest or abandoning their right to be heard in court. This undermines the very foundation of the judicial system. (3/4)

These arrests reinstate a controversial practice from the first Trump admin that allows arrests of noncitizens in protected areas like courthouses. But these arrests have escalated compared to Trump’s first term, as the Trump admin attempts to bypass the courts and quickly deport noncitizens (2/4)