Judge Dismisses Challenge Against NY Law Prohibiting Immigrant Arrests At Courthouses

Federal District Judge Mae D’Agostino has dismissed the challenge to New York's 2020 Protect Our Courts Act, after the Trump administration claimed it was preempted by federal law, and that it was an unconstitutional obstacle to immigration enforcement. The law protected immigrants against warrantless civil arrests when attending a court proceeding in which they or a family member is a party or witness. They were also protected on their way to/from the courthouse. The ruling also upholds two previous Cuomo Executive Orders which restrict state employees’ ability to disclose information to ICE, and prohibits immigration arrests in state facilities without a warrant. The DOJ claimed that all of those restrictions violated the 10th Amendment, and I'm sure they will appeal to the circuit court of appeals and then to SCOTUS.

Here's the 41-page Memorandum-Decision and Order.