Lawyers for ICE gave false information to justify detaining thousands, filings reveal

2026-03-26 - 14:10

Revelation was included in lawsuit challenging practice of targeting people seeking to gain legal status as they leave immigration courts Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Lawyers for ICE provided false information to justify arresting and detaining thousands of people who had attended immigration courts, according to newly filed court documents. Federal prosecutors said that lawyers for ICE acknowledged that an agency memo from May of last year gave no authorization for the arrests, court documents show, despite previously citing it to justify the arrests. Continue reading...