ICE arrests people at California courthouse despite new law
https://www.kcra.com/article/ice-arrests-people-at-california-courthouse-despite-new-law/31007789
SANTA ROSA, Calif. —
"U.S. immigration agents arrested at least three people at a Northern California courthouse, including a man detained in a hallway on his way to a hearing, in a move that appeared to flout a new state law requiring a judicial warrant to make immigration arrests inside such facilities."
"California is one of several states that have passed laws to push back on a Trump administration policy introduced two years ago to make immigration arrests inside courthouses. Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law to prohibit immigration arrests at courthouses without a warrant issued by a judge.
The arrests in Sonoma County came days after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced the agency will participate in ICE’s escalating immigration enforcement across the country in jurisdictions with sanctuary policies, such as the state of California and county of San Francisco.
Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch, Public Defender Kathleen Pozzi and San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin condemned the arrests for undermining public safety.Sonoma County counsel Bruce Goldstein called ICE’s actions “lawless” because the agents had no warrants."