A coalition of 14 attorneys general, led by NY, joined this Tuesday in a lawsuit filed on May 22 in Massachusetts that seeks to stop the immigration arrest in or around a court without a court order.
The lawsuit, first filed by prosecutors for the Middlesex and Siuffolk districts in Massachusetts and the Committee on Public Advisory Services, asks the Court of Appeals in Boston to uphold the 2019 decision of a local court that stopped the arrests of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE for initials in English).
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However, the Administration of President Donald Trump went to the Court of Appeals in Boston, where today the coalition of attorneys general came in support of the plaintiffs to request that the prohibition of arrests, which has affected both undocumented as legal residents.
The coalition argued to the court that these “illegal detentions” have made it increasingly difficult and sometimes “impossible” for state judges and prosecutors to keep the courts open, safe, and fair, which, they highlight, is necessary for orderly administration. of justice and the preservation of public safety.
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They stressed that many immigrants They are now afraid to report crimes, testify in court, or cooperate with the police or prosecutors.
“The continued efforts of ICE to stop immigrants in or around state courts puts us all at risk and threatens the safety of all New Yorkers, “said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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“These unconstitutional arrests have skyrocketed since Trump took office. The president has pursued an anti-immigrant agenda for purely political reasons,” he said in the joint statement.
He assured that those arrests of ICE “They clearly violate” state law, “impede the realization of true justice, and unnecessarily threaten immigrants for the sole reason of earning points in politics.”
Last year James and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez filed a lawsuit against the federal government for their policy of immigration detention and other legal action as friends of the court for the same practice in Washington state.
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