Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continue to make arrests at New York state courthouses, the New York City Bar Association has called on Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to step in and issue rules that could keep the courts from being prime destinations for agents to round up immigrants.
In a report released on Wednesday, the city bar said DiFiore should issue rules requiring agents to have judicial, rather than administrative, warrants when making arrests at courthouses; and should require judges and judicial officers to notify ICE targets in their courtrooms if agents are present waiting to make an arrest.
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