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- U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel barred ICE from arresting immigrants at immigration court hearings.
- He ruled the Trump-era policy arbitrary and capricious and ordered the 2025 guidance withdrawn.
- The decision reinstated the Biden-era protection against ICE arrests at immigration courts on October 1, 2026.
- ICE associate director Marcos D. Charles issued a memo requiring lights, sirens, body-worn cameras, and training for vehicle stops.
- The memo responded to the Texas shooting of Wilber Rafael Garces Perez after a stop, where he faced assault charges.