Multiple immigration sweeps reported across Los Angeles, with a tense standoff/protest downtown; SEIU union leader arrested

Pommer said:

There seems to be context missing here: why the sudden change in application of the laws?

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essentialsaltes said:

ICE arrests at L.A. courthouse met with alarm: ‘Absolutely blindsided’​

Adriana Bernal, 37, was detained after appearing in the Airport Courthouse on La Cienega Boulevard [FWIW, I've done jury duty there] late Tuesday morning, said Jennifer Cheng, public information officer for the L.A. County alternate public defender’s office.

“Our client walked out of the courtroom and was followed by these individuals. Once our client was outside the building, these individuals (who were not in any uniform), handcuffed her, put her into a dark colored SUV and drove away,” Cheng said in an email to The Times. “We were absolutely blindsided by what happened. These purported ICE agents detained our client without notice or explanation. We received no advance communication, no opportunity to advise our client, and no information.”

When ICE engaged in similar behavior across California, Oregon, New Mexico and Colorado in 2017, during President Trump’s first term in office, prosecutors in some states reported having to drop cases because undocumented immigrants would no longer serve as witnesses.

L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said his office had no advance notice of ICE’s actions and would not notify federal officials about the immigration status of anyone they are prosecuting. “As a general proposition, I don’t want anyone deported until I’ve got them sentenced. And if their sentence is jail or state prison, I want them to serve their sentence,” he said in an interview.

The California Supreme Court previously rebuked the federal government during Trump’s last presidency for “stalking courthouses” and using the justice system as “bait,” in effect punishing undocumented people for showing up to court.

ICE officials have previously said arrests at courthouses were necessary to keep agents safe from dangerous criminals, who must pass through metal detectors and are presumably unarmed. [Bernal and her also-detained codefendant are charged with retail theft.]

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Pommer said:

Arresting people at courthouses is akin to going after drug users at a rehab.

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essentialsaltes said:

The Fourth Amendment requires Courts for all judicial warrants. That's why many businesses are turning ICE away if they have an 'administrative warrant'.

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