ICE Standards for Arrests of Migrants without a Warrant Are Insufficient, Says Judge

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A federal judge said Thursday that the guidelines received by U.S. immigration agents for civilian detention of immigrants without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not be used as a guide.

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In the United States, both migrant communities and human rights groups are alert to a recent court ruling that again questions the methods of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), especially as regards arrests made without a warrant issued by a judge. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., concluded that the standards currently applied by immigration agents do not reach the level of "probable cause" required by law, which rekindle…