ImmigrationFinding
New York should keep its law barring civil immigration arrests at courthouses without a judge's warrant.
The 2020 Protect Our Courts Act bars civil immigration arrests of people going to, attending or leaving New York courts unless a judge has signed a warrant. Keeping it would leave that limit in place.
Kathy Hochul
immigration officials being able to go into places we consider sensitive locations — common sense — schools, places of worship, community centers, hospitals, courthouses, without a judicial warrant
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 24, 2026.
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