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ICE re-arresting immigrants minutes after court-ordered release
Original: ICE rapidly re-arresting immigrants released after winning court petitions
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rapidly re-arresting immigrants shortly after they win habeas corpus petitions that ordered their release from detention. Civil rights lawyers say many clients are being taken back into custody in defiance of court orders, sometimes as they walk out of detention facilities. Advocates describe the practice as a pattern of ignoring judicial rulings and are returning to courts to challenge the re-arrests and seek enforcement of judges' release decisions.
Why now: Reports of a federal agency allegedly defying court orders have sparked alarm among legal advocates and concern over the rule of law
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Evidence
- ICE rapidly re-arresting immigrants released after winning court petitions · The Guardian
Many are challenging their detention using habeas corpus filings only to be arrested again, in violation of court orders
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