Judge halts courthouse immigration arrests by ICE in Bay Area, citing ‘irreparable harms’

A FEDERAL JUDGE has granted a stay on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests at Bay Area courthouses.

District Judge Casey Pitts issued the order Wednesday after hearing a class-action lawsuit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in September. The stay means that ICE will not be able to make arrests outside courthouses that fall under ICE’s San Francisco Area of Responsibility, which includes Northern California, Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan.