ICE Agents Banned From Detaining People in Oregon-Colorado-Washington Without Arrest Warrant

Agents of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested and then detained the immigrants. (doc. ice.gov)

JAKARTA - The US federal court ruling prohibits US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Oregon from detaining people or immigrants without a warrant.

However, with exceptions, the AP on Thursday reported that arrests were justified if there was a high probability that the person to be questioned would flee.

This ruling is the victory of the US community over a class action lawsuit filed against the defendant US Department of Homeland Security.

The lawsuit challenges the Department through its ICE field agents who routinely arrest and detain immigrants in its operations without evidence - which many have criticized as an effort to "catch them first, then justify it."

In a ruling read by US District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai on Wednesday local time, ICE agents are also prohibited from entering a home or private property in Oregon without a warrant issued by the court.

Not only in Oregon, courts in Colorado and Washington D.C. also issued similar rulings. On the basis of the ruling, the government has appealed.