Ex-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests in courthouses
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BOSTON --- Dozens of retired state and federal judges called Wednesday on U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice withouEx-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests in courthouses
BOSTON --- Dozens of retired state and federal judges called Wednesday on U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice without fearing they will be detained. Nearly 70 former judges from 23 states --- including federal judges and state supreme court justices --- said in a lettersent to Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Ronald Vitiello that courthouse arrests are disrupting the criminal justice system. "I just can't imagine that we are closing our courtrooms to people who have a right to be there. And you really are closing ...Keep on reading: Ex-judges to ICE: End immigration arrests in courthouses Read more