Federal judge rules ICE agents in Colorado may only arrest illegal immigrants likely to flee

A national justice ruled connected Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents successful Colorado whitethorn lone apprehension amerciable immigrants without a warrant if the targets are apt to flee.

U.S. District Senior Judge R. Brooke Jackson's bid comes aft a suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado and different lawyers connected behalf of 4 people, including asylum-seekers, who were arrested by ICE without warrants earlier this twelvemonth arsenic portion of President Donald Trump’s crackdown connected immigration.

The suit accuses migration agents of indiscriminately arresting Latinos to conscionable the Trump administration's migration enforcement goals without evaluating the requirements to legally detain them.

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Federal agents dispersed retired done an flat analyzable during a raid successful eastbound Denver. (AP)

The justice said each of the plaintiffs had longstanding ties to their communities and nary tenable cause could person believed they were apt to fly earlier obtaining a warrant.

Under national law, migration agents indispensable person probable origin to judge idiosyncratic is successful the state illegally and apt to fly earlier a warrant tin beryllium obtained, successful bid to apprehension them without one, Jackson said.

Immigration agents are besides required to papers the reasons for arresting someone.

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The justice said the plaintiffs had agelong ties to their communities and nary tenable cause could person believed they were apt to fly earlier obtaining a warrant. (Getty Images)

Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin called Jackson's determination an "activist ruling" and said the section follows the law.

"Allegations that DHS instrumentality enforcement engages successful 'racial profiling' are disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE," she said successful a statement.

Jackson's ruling is akin to a abstracted determination issued earlier this twelvemonth successful a lawsuit brought by the ACLU successful California involving arrests by migration agents. The national authorities has appealed that ruling.

Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin called the judge's determination an "activist ruling." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Another justice prohibited migration agents from targeting radical based solely connected factors specified arsenic their race, language, occupation oregon determination aft concluding that agents were carrying retired indiscriminate stops. The Supreme Court lifted the restraining bid successful that lawsuit successful September.

"The Supreme Court precocious vindicated america connected this question elsewhere, and we look guardant to further vindication successful this lawsuit arsenic well," McLaughlin said, suggesting the medication would entreaty Jackson's ruling.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.