Federal Judge Whines That ICE Is Ignoring His Order On Arresting Illegals Without Warrants

The judge pretty much made up his ruling, since federal law does not require federal agents to have a warrant to dragnet illegal aliens, something the Associated Press forgot to mention

Federal judge rules ICE in Colorado violated order limiting warrantless arrests

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that immigration officers in Colorado have violated his order limiting when they can arrest people without a warrant.

U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have violated his November order that barred them from arresting anyone without a warrant unless they had probable cause to believe a person is in the country illegally and likely to escape before officers can get a warrant. Since then, Jackson said ICE agents have violated the order by continuing to make warrantless arrests “without individualized, pre-arrest probable cause determinations of flight risk.”

The judge also ordered immigration agents who are authorized to make warrantless arrests to undergo training on the court’s orders and for the government to turn over records of such warrantless arrests. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado over so-called collateral arrests of people accidentally caught up in immigration enforcement actions. (snip)

In his latest ruling, Jackson concluded ICE had failed to adequately train its deportation officers on the requirements of his November court order and is now requiring such instruction within 45 days.

He also found ICE had “uniformly failed” to follow documentation requirements for warrantless arrests under his court order.

Whatever. Federal law doesn’t require any of that, and the judge really has no power to usurp the power of the Legislative Branch. Keep whining, Champ!

Also in the People’s Republik Of Colorado

Colorado eyes expansion of state inspection authority over immigration detention centers

A proposal to add new inspection requirements for detention centers and increases the civil liability for sharing information with federal immigration authorities passed both chambers of the Colorado Legislature.

The proposal is now headed to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk.

House Bill 1276 expands a current law prohibiting employees of state agencies or political subdivisions from disclosing an individual’s immigration status to federal authorities by extending the civil penalty liability to the employer.

Good luck! You have no power here.